Varaha Purana 36.10: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 10
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
ऋषिरध्यात्मयोगेन विहायेदं कलेवरम् । ब्रह्मभूतोऽभवद्धात्री हरौ लयमवाप च ॥ ३६.१० ॥
ṛṣir adhyātma-yogena vihāyedaṃ kalevaram | brahma-bhūto 'bhavad dhātrī harau layam avāpa ca || 36.10 ||
Durch adhyātma-yoga legte der Weise diesen Leib ab. In Brahman gegründet, wurde er Brahman; und Dhātrī, der Erhalter, erlangte ebenfalls laya (Auflösung) in Hari.
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of yogic liberation language (brahma-bhūta, laya) with Vaiṣṇava theological framing (absorption in Hari), illustrating how diverse soteriological vocabularies were integrated in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is soteriological (yoga, abandonment of the body, absorption).
The verse emphasizes disciplined inner practice (adhyātma-yoga) and detachment from bodily identity as a philosophical instruction oriented toward liberation.
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