Varaha Purana 145.29: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 29
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
एतत्कोऽपि न जानाति विना देवं महेश्वरम् ॥ माययाऽहं निगूढोऽस्मि त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रकाशितः ॥
etat ko 'pi na jānāti vinā devaṁ maheśvaram || māyayā 'haṁ nigūḍho 'smi tvatprasādāt prakāśitaḥ ||
यह बात कोई नहीं जानता, बस महेश्वर जानते हैं। मैं अपनी माया से छुपा हुआ था। तुम्हारी वजह से मैं साफ साफ दिख गया।
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It is a clear witness to Purāṇic discourse on concealment and disclosure (māyā vs. prakāśa) and includes an explicit Maheśvara reference, relevant for studying sectarian intertextuality.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
It highlights epistemic humility: certain truths are portrayed as inaccessible without proper authorization, insight, or relational ‘prasāda’ (favor).
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