Varaha Purana 136.29: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 29

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

अहं त्वां तु विजानामि मां त्वं जानासि माधव ॥ आवयोरन्तरं कोऽपि न पश्यति जनार्दन

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 136.29

Transliteration

ahaṃ tvāṃ tu vijānāmi māṃ tvaṃ jānāsi mādhava || āvayor antaraṃ ko ’pi na paśyati janārdana

Translation

હું તને જાણું છું અને તું મને જાણે છે, હે માધવ. આપણાં બંને વચ્ચે કોઈ ભેદ કોઈને દેખાતો નથી, હે જનાર્દન.

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Word by Word

• ahaṃ: I

• tvām: you (acc.)

• tu: indeed/but

• vijānāmi: I know/recognize

• mām: me (acc.)

• tvaṃ: you

• jānāsi: you know

• mādhava: O Mādhava (Viṣṇu)

• āvayoḥ: of us two

• antaraṃ: difference/interval

• ko ’pi: anyone at all

• na: not

• paśyati: sees

• janārdana: O Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Śiva (Rudra/Hara) (inferred from subsequent verses mentioning 'harah' and 'rudrasya')

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Śaivism
• Sanskrit Textual Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of harmonizing sectarian traditions by presenting Śiva and Viṣṇu as mutually cognizant and non-separate, aiding later reception across diverse communities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is primarily theological and relational.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A philosophical instruction toward non-sectarian understanding: the text frames divine agency as cooperative rather than antagonistic.