Varaha Purana 48.20: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 20
The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla
पूज्यते मत्स्यरूपेण सर्वज्ञत्वमभीप्सुभिः । स्ववंशोद्धरणार्थाय कूर्मरूपी तु पूज्यते ॥ ४८.२० ॥
pūjyate matsyarūpeṇa sarvajñatvam abhīpsubhiḥ | svavaṁśoddharaṇārthāya kūrmarūpī tu pūjyate || 48.20 ||
जो लोग सब कुछ जानना चाहते हैं वो मछली वाले रूप में पूजा करते हैं। अपना परिवार बचाने के लिए कछुआ रूप में पूजा करते हैं।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic cataloguing style in which specific divine forms (avatāras) are associated with particular human aims (e.g., knowledge, continuity of family line), illustrating how Purāṇic literature systematizes ritual motivations within broader Vaiṣṇava narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on avatāra-forms (Matsya and Kūrma) and the stated aims of their worship.
The verse frames worship as purpose-oriented and socially grounded: the pursuit of knowledge (sarvajñatva) and the protection or continuity of one’s lineage (vaṁśoddharaṇa), presented as legitimate aims within the text’s moral and cultural worldview.
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