Varaha Purana 7.1: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 1
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
धरण्युवाच । रैभ्योऽसौ मुनिशार्दूलः श्रुत्वा सिद्धं वसुं तदा । स्वयं किमकरोद् देव संशयो मे महानयम् ॥ ७.१ ॥
dharaṇyuvāca | raibhyo'sau muniśārdūlaḥ śrutvā siddhaṃ vasuṃ tadā | svayaṃ kimakarod deva saṃśayo me mahān ayam || 7.1 ||
Dharaṇī sprach: „Raibhya, der Tiger unter den Weisen—als er damals hörte, dass Vasu Vollendung erlangt hatte—was tat er selbst, o Deva? In mir ist dieser große Zweifel entstanden.“
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)
FAQs
It preserves a typical Purāṇic dialogue-frame where Dharaṇī (Earth) prompts the instructor figure to clarify a narrative sequence, reflecting the pedagogical style of Purāṇic compilation and transmission.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on a narrative inquiry concerning Raibhya and Vasu.
The verse foregrounds disciplined inquiry: uncertainty (saṃśaya) is presented as a legitimate prompt for seeking clarification, a recurring philosophical method in Sanskrit dialogic literature.
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