Varaha Purana 55.39: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 39
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
आद्यो मखस्त्वं स्वयमेव विष्णो मखाङ्गभूतोऽसि हविस्त्वमेव । पशुर्भवानृत्विगिज्यं त्वमेव त्वां देवसङ्घा मुनयो यजन्ति ॥ ५५.३९ ॥
ādyo makhas tvaṁ svayam eva viṣṇo makhāṅgabhūto 'si havis tvam eva | paśur bhavān ṛtvigijyaṁ tvam eva tvāṁ devasaṅghā munayo yajanti || 55.39 ||
Du selbst bist das uranfängliche Opfer (makha), o Viṣṇu. Du bist ein Glied des Opfers, und Du allein bist die Opfergabe (havis). Du bist das Opfertier (paśu); Du bist auch die priesterliche Macht, die von den Opferpriestern (ṛtvij) zu verehren ist. Die Versammlungen der Götter und die Weisen opfern Dir.
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which Vedic sacrificial categories (yajña/makha, havis, paśu, ṛtvij) are reinterpreted through a theistic lens, presenting the deity as the underlying principle of ritual action and its components.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the passage is primarily conceptual, focusing on ritual and theological identification.
The verse emphasizes integrative ritual understanding—seeing offering, officiant, and object of worship as participating in a single coherent sacred order—encouraging disciplined, reflective practice rather than merely external performance.
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