Varaha Purana 72.3: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 3
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra
कस्मिन् प्रधानः भगवान् काले कस्मिन्नधोक्षजः । ब्रह्मा वा एतदाचक्ष्व मम देव त्रिलोचन ॥ ७२.३ ॥
kasmin pradhāno bhagavān kāle kasminn adhokṣajaḥ | brahmā vā etad ācakṣva mama deva trilocana || 72.3 ||
„Zu welcher Zeit ist der erhabene Bhagavān das vorherrschende Prinzip, und zu welcher Zeit ist es der Transzendente, Adhokṣaja? O dreiaugige Gottheit, sage mir dies—so, wie Brahmā es erklären würde.“
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It reflects a Purāṇic mode of inquiry where cosmological concepts (kāla, primacy, transcendence) are posed through dialogue, preserving layered theological vocabulary and intertextual references (e.g., invoking Brahmā as an authoritative explainer).
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is conceptual, focusing on time (kāla) and divine status (pradhāna/adhokṣaja).
The verse primarily models philosophical inquiry and epistemic humility: it frames knowledge of ultimate principles as something to be carefully explained by an authoritative teacher rather than asserted dogmatically.
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