Varaha Purana 73.32: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 32
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
त्वं विष्णुरूपोऽसि भवान् सुसूक्ष्मः स्थूलोऽसि चेदं कृतकृत्यतायाः । स्थूलः सुसूक्ष्मः सुलभोऽसि देव त्वद्वाह्यवृत्त्या नरके पतन्ति ॥ ७३.३२ ॥
tvaṁ viṣṇurūpo ’si bhavān susūkṣmaḥ sthūlo ’si cedaṁ kṛtakṛtyatāyāḥ | sthūlaḥ susūkṣmaḥ sulabho ’si deva tvadvāhyavṛttyā narake patanti || 73.32 ||
Tú eres de forma viṣṇuica: sumamente sutil, y también te manifiestas como lo burdo (tangible). En verdad, éste es el estado de haber cumplido lo que debía cumplirse. Oh deidad, eres burdo y sutil, y fácilmente accesible; quienes viven con una conducta externa a Ti (desatendiendo Tu principio rector) caen en el infierno.
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of metaphysics and ethics: the deity is described as both subtle (transcendent) and gross (immanent), a doctrinal framing that influenced later devotional and philosophical literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily theological and ethical rather than topographical.
The verse links conduct to consequences: living in a manner ‘external’ to the deity’s principle (i.e., disregarding the normative spiritual/ethical orientation presented) is said to lead to negative post-mortem consequence (naraka) within the text’s moral framework.
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