Varaha Purana 89.3: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 3
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
धरन्युवाच । परमात्मा शिवः पुण्य इति केचिद् भवं विदुः । अपरे हरिमीशानमिति केचिच्चतुर्मुखम्
dharaṇy uvāca | paramātmā śivaḥ puṇya iti kecid bhavaṃ viduḥ | apare harim īśānam iti kecic caturmukham
Die Erde sprach: „Einige erkennen Bhava (Śiva) als das höchste Selbst, als das heilige Prinzip; andere (sagen), Hari sei Īśāna; und manche bestimmen den Viergesichtigen (Brahmā) als diesen.“
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
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It documents intra-Purāṇic plural naming of ultimate reality (Śiva, Hari, Brahmā), useful for studying sectarian harmonization and theological rhetoric in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic site is named; the verse is a doctrinal inquiry framed as dialogue.
The verse models epistemic humility and inquiry: differing identifications are reported, prompting clarification rather than polemic.
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