Varaha Purana 35.14: Adhyaya 35, Shloka 14
The Account of Soma’s Decline and Restoration, and the Paurṇamāsī Observance
तमॆव देवमनुजाः षोडशेमाश्च देवताः । उपजीवन्ति वृक्षाश्च तथैवोषधयः प्रभुम् ॥ ३५.१४ ॥
tam eva devam anujāḥ ṣoḍaśemāś ca devatāḥ | upajīvanti vṛkṣāś ca tathaivoṣadhayaḥ prabhum || 35.14 ||
इंसान और सारी देवी-देवता उस भगवान पे निर्भर रहते हैं। पेड़-पौधे और जड़ी-बूटी भी उसी से अपना खाना पानी पाते हैं। वो सबका मालिक है।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic idiom in which cosmic order is described through dependency: humans, divine classes, and plant life are portrayed as sustained by a single overarching principle, a common doctrinal pattern in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general cosmological/ecological statement rather than a tīrtha or regional description.
The verse conveys a philosophical instruction of interdependence: life—human, divine, and vegetal—is sustained by a common source, supporting a worldview that can be read as encouraging reverence and care for living systems.
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