Varaha Purana 198.16: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 16
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
प्रत्यक्ष्यं दृश्यते देव त्वां विना न च सिध्यति ॥ देवानां परमो देवस्तपसां परमं तपः
pratyakṣyaṃ dṛśyate deva tvāṃ vinā na ca sidhyati || devānāṃ paramo devastapasāṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ
देव, मैं तुम्हे सामने देख सकता हूँ। तुम्हारे बिना कुछ भी नहीं हो सकता। तुम देवियों में सबसे बड़े हो। तुम्हारी तपस्या सबसे बड़ी है।
Ṛṣiputra (son of the sage; speaker of the hymn/praise)
The verse asserts direct perceptibility and indispensability of the deity for all accomplishment; it is a supremacy claim (parama-deva, parama-tapas), not a Varāha-yajña anatomical allegory.
Strong īśvara-centric karma-phala doctrine: all siddhi depends on the supreme; tapas is ultimately grounded in the supreme reality (brahman/īśvara) rather than mere human effort.
All agency and accomplishment are dependent on the supreme; the highest deity and the highest tapas are ultimately one ground of power.
Pair effort (tapas/karma) with surrender and remembrance; treat success as contingent on alignment with the divine order.
VPu 198.13-16 (stuti sequence culminating in supremacy/efficacy)
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It reflects a Purāṇic idiom where cosmic administrators (such as Yama) are praised as embodiments of dharma and the efficacy of disciplined practice (tapas).
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is theological-ethical praise within a narrative dialogue.
The verse emphasizes that order and accomplishment are tied to dharma-governed authority and disciplined austerity.
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