Varaha Purana 17.40: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 40
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
मया विना शरीरस्य सम्भूतिरपि नेष्यते । एवमुक्त्वा शरीरात् तु सोऽभ्यपेतः पृथक् स्थितः ॥ १७.४० ॥
mayā vinā śarīrasya sambhūtir api neṣyate | evam uktvā śarīrāt tu so 'bhyapetaḥ pṛthak sthitaḥ || 17.40 ||
„Ohne mich wird selbst das Entstehen des Körpers nicht als möglich anerkannt.“ So sprechend zog er sich aus dem Körper zurück und blieb abgesondert stehen.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic philosophical motif: embodiment depends on a distinct principle (e.g., consciousness, self, or an animating agency). Such verses are often cited in the history of Indian ideas to illustrate how narrative literature embeds ontological and anthropological claims.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily metaphysical rather than topographical.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical instruction: the body is not treated as self-sufficient; it is contingent upon an animating or governing principle that can also withdraw, emphasizing reflection on agency and the limits of material embodiment.
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