Varaha Purana 17.73: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 73
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
Pūrva Bhāga · Vedānta-oriented theological summary (Nārāyaṇa as the inner self)
एवं वेदान्तपुरुषः प्रोक्तो नारायणात्मकः । स्वस्थाने देवताः सर्वा देवस्तु विरराम ह ॥ १७.७३ ॥
evaṃ vedāntapuruṣaḥ prokto nārāyaṇātmakaḥ | svasthāne devatāḥ sarvā devastu virarāma ha || 17.73 ||
evaM vedAntapuruShaH prokto nArAyaNAtmakaH | svasthAne devatAH sarvA devastu virarAma ha || 17.73 ||
इस तरह वेदांत का पुरुष बताया गया, वो नारायण जैसा है। सारी देवी-देवता अपने अपने स्थान वापस चले गए। फिर भगवान चुप हो गए और बोलना बंद कर दिया।
Sandhi Notes
- नारायणात्मकः = नारायण + आत्मकः
- देवः + तु → देवस्तु
Varāha
The ultimate Vedāntic Puruṣa is Nārāyaṇa in essence; right description leads to cosmic order and contemplative silence.
Anchor metaphysical inquiry in devotion to Nārāyaṇa; after study, practice nididhyāsana (quiet contemplation) rather than endless disputation.
Discourse conclusion within Varāha’s teaching frame
Vedānta culminates in identifying the supreme Puruṣa with Nārāyaṇa; the return of devas to their abodes signals restoration of cosmic equilibrium after correct knowledge is articulated.
Explicit: ‘vedānta-puruṣa’ is Nārāyaṇa-ātmaka—non-dual or supreme-theistic reading where ultimate reality is personal (Nārāyaṇa) yet metaphysically foundational.
Implicit: Nārāyaṇa-nature of Vedānta-Puruṣa aligns with later Kṛṣṇa as Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu in Vaiṣṇava theology
17.17.74 (speaker asks what else to hear)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of Vedānta terminology with Vaiṣṇava theological identification (the supreme ‘puruṣa’ characterized as Nārāyaṇa), a common strategy in later Sanskrit religious literature to harmonize philosophical and devotional vocabularies.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is doctrinal (identifying the Vedānta-puruṣa with Nārāyaṇa) and narrative (the deities returning to their abodes).
Rather than an explicit moral injunction, the verse emphasizes a philosophical conclusion: the ultimate principle discussed is framed as Nārāyaṇa in essence, followed by a formal closure of the discourse.
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