Varaha Purana 18.20: Adhyaya 18, Shloka 20
The Origin of Fire and the Liturgical Names of Agni
विश्वान् नरान् हुतो येन नयसे सद्गतिं प्रभो । अतो वैश्वानरो नाम तव वाक्यं भविष्यति ॥ १८.२० ॥
viśvān narān huto yena nayase sadgatiṁ prabho | ato vaiśvānaro nāma tava vākyaṁ bhaviṣyati || 18.20 ||
प्रभु, जब लोग हवन करते हैं, तुम उन्हे अच्छी जगह ले जाते हो। इसलिए तुम्हारा नाम वैश्वानर होगा, यह तुम्हारा परमानेंट नाम है।
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not marked in the fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic-style nāmavyutpatti (etymological explanation) for the epithet “Vaiśvānara,” linking ritual vocabulary (huta, oblation) with the doctrinal idea of guidance toward sadgati, reflecting how Purāṇas integrate Vedic terms into later philosophical narration.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a theological epithet and the concept of universal guidance (viśvān narān).
The verse highlights the ideal of leading beings toward a “good destination” (sadgati), framing spiritual progress in universal and inclusive terms rather than sectarian identity.
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