Varaha Purana 23.11: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 11
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
ज्ञानशक्तिमुमां दृष्ट्वा यद् दृष्टं व्योम्नि शम्भुना । यच्चोक्तं ब्रह्मणा पूर्वं शरीरं तु शरीरिणाम ॥ २३.११ ॥
jñānaśaktimumāṃ dṛṣṭvā yad dṛṣṭaṃ vyomni śambhunā | yac coktaṃ brahmaṇā pūrvaṃ śarīraṃ tu śarīriṇām || 23.11 ||
उमा को देखा, वो ज्ञान की शक्ति है। शंभु ने आसमान में जो देखा था, वो याद किया। ब्रह्मा ने पहले जो कहा था, वो भी सोचा। यह सब शरीर वाली जीवों के बारे में है।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic style of philosophical instruction that links doctrinal concepts (knowledge-power, embodiment) with narrative authority by citing earlier divine speech (Brahmā) and visionary motifs (seen in the sky by Śambhu).
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the term 'vyomni' refers broadly to 'the sky' rather than a place identifiable in historical geography.
The verse foregrounds reflective inquiry into embodiment—treating the 'body of embodied beings' as a subject for disciplined understanding—framing knowledge (jñāna) as a guiding principle rather than prescribing a social rule.
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