Varaha Purana 136.24: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 24
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
किं न बुध्यति चात्मानं गणैः परिवृतो भवान् ॥ किमिदं देवदेवेश विवर्णः पृथुलोचनः
kiṃ na budhyati cātmānaṃ gaṇaiḥ parivṛto bhavān || kim idaṃ devadeveśa vivarṇaḥ pṛthulocanaḥ
तुम अपने आप को पहचानते नहीं हो? तुम्हारे आस पास तुम्हारे लोग खड़े हैं। देवों के देव, तुम्हारा रंग उतर गया है। तुम्हारी आँखें बड़ी बड़ी हो गई हैं। यह क्या हो रहा है?
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It presents a diagnostic portrait of distress using embodied markers (color, eyes) alongside cognitive terms (budhyati), a common Purāṇic narrative strategy.
No geographic identification occurs in this verse.
It emphasizes self-recognition and composure—restoring awareness even amid social or institutional support (the gaṇas).
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