Varaha Purana 55.38: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 38
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
सृष्ट्यर्थमेतत्तव देव चेष्टितं न मुख्यपक्षे तव मूर्तिता विभो । अजानता ध्यानमिदं प्रकाशितं नैभिर्विना लक्ष्यसे त्वं पुराण ॥ ५५.३८ ॥
sṛṣṭyartham etat tava deva ceṣṭitaṃ na mukhyapakṣe tava mūrtitā vibho | ajānatā dhyānam idaṃ prakāśitaṃ naibhir vinā lakṣyase tvaṃ purāṇa || 55.38 ||
Dieses Wirken ist das Deine, o Gott, zum Zwecke der Schöpfung; Deine leibhaftige Gestalt, o Allgegenwärtiger, ist nicht die erste Stellung Deiner wesentlichen Natur. Für den Unwissenden ist diese Lehre der Kontemplation dargelegt; ohne diese Mittel bist Du, o Uralter, nicht leicht zu erkennen.
Pṛthivī (defaulted to the inquirer within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic philosophical move: divine actions and forms are presented as pedagogical and cosmological functions, while the ultimate nature is framed as prior to or beyond embodiment—useful for understanding how Purāṇas integrate devotion, cosmology, and contemplative practice.
No geographic toponym is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and contemplative rather than site-specific.
The verse emphasizes epistemic humility and disciplined contemplation: without appropriate means (teachings/practices), the ‘Ancient One’ is not easily recognized—encouraging study and meditative inquiry rather than mere reliance on external form.
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