Varaha Purana 70.29: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 29
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
इदं च शृणु मेऽगस्त्य गदतः प्राक्तनं तथा । यथा कलौ हरेर्भक्तिं न कुर्वन्तीह मानवाः ॥ ७०.२९ ॥
idaṃ ca śṛṇu me 'gastya gadataḥ prāktanaṃ tathā | yathā kalau harer bhaktiṃ na kurvantīha mānavāḥ || 70.29 ||
Und höre auch von mir, o Agastya, während ich einen Bericht aus früheren Zeiten darlege: wie in der Kali-Zeit die Menschen hier keine Hingabe (bhakti) zu Hari auf sich nehmen.
Varāha
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative strategy: framing moral and social observations about the Kali age through an authoritative speaker addressing a revered sage, thereby situating ethical instruction within a remembered (prāktana) tradition.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; the term iha (“here”) functions contextually rather than as a fixed geographic identifier.
The verse introduces a didactic account emphasizing the perceived neglect of devotion (bhakti) toward Hari in the Kali age, setting up a broader reflection on conduct and spiritual priorities.
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