Varaha Purana 144.44: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 44
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
निर्गुणः पुरुषोऽव्यक्तश्चित्स्वरूपो निरञ्जनः ॥ आनन्दरूपः शुद्धात्मा ह्यकर्त्ता निर्विकारकः ॥
nirguṇaḥ puruṣo'vyaktaś citsvarūpo nirañjanaḥ || ānandarūpaḥ śuddhātmā hy akarttā nirvikārakaḥ ||
पुरुष किसी गुण में नहीं आता। वो दिखाई नहीं देता। उसका रूप खुद ज्ञान जैसा है, कोई दाग नहीं। वो खुशियों से बना है, बिल्कुल साफ है। कुछ करता नहीं, बढ़ता भी नहीं।
Gaṇḍakī
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It demonstrates Purāṇic adoption of philosophically technical descriptors (nirguṇa, avyakta, akartṛ) that parallel Upaniṣadic and later Vedāntic discourse.
None; the verse is a metaphysical characterization rather than a geographic notice.
The depiction of the ultimate as pure and non-reactive supports ethical ideals of inner clarity and reduced attachment, encouraging conduct guided by steadiness rather than impulsive change.
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