Varaha Purana 38.29: Adhyaya 38, Shloka 29
The Hunter’s Austerity and the Gaining of Durvāsas’ Favor
तमस्थिशेषं व्याधं तु क्षुधादुर्बलतां गतम् । उवाच वेदाध्ययनं सर्वे वेदाः ससंग्रहाः । ब्रह्मविद्या पुराणानि प्रत्यक्षाणि भवन्तु ते ॥ ३८.२९ ॥
tamasthiśeṣaṃ vyādhaṃ tu kṣudhādurbalatāṃ gatam | uvāca vedādhyayanaṃ sarve vedāḥ sasaṃgrahāḥ | brahmavidyā purāṇāni pratyakṣāṇi bhavantu te || 38.29 ||
उसने शिकारी से कहा, जो अब सिर्फ हड्डी रह गया था, भूख से कमज़ोर। उसने कहा, अब तुम वेद पढ़ोगे। सारे वेद और उनकी किताबें तुम्हे मिल जायेंगी। ब्रह्मा की ज्ञान और पुराण तुम्हे साफ समझ में आयेंगे।
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It reflects a Purāṇic pedagogical motif: the conferral of authoritative knowledge (Vedas, compendia, brahma-knowledge, and Purāṇas) as a transformative remedy, illustrating how Purāṇas position themselves alongside Vedic learning within Sanskrit intellectual history.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the focus is on the recipient (a hunter) and the transmission of knowledge.
The verse foregrounds the value of learning and direct realization: it presents study (vedādhyayana) and insight (brahmavidyā becoming pratyakṣa) as constructive responses to human suffering and deprivation.
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