Varaha Purana 50.18: Adhyaya 50, Shloka 18
The Procedure for the Dharaṇī Vow
Kārtika Dvādaśī Observance
अविद्यो वा सविद्यो वा गुरुरेव जनार्दनः । मार्गस्थो वाप्यमार्गस्थो गुरुरेव परा गतिः ॥ ५०.१८ ॥
avidyo vā savidyo vā gurur eva janārdanaḥ | mārgastho vāpy amārgastho gurur eva parā gatiḥ || 50.18 ||
गुरु पंडित हो या न हो, वोही भगवान है। सही रास्ते पे हो या गलत पे, गुरु ही सबसे बड़ा आधार है। गुरु ही मुक्काम है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not provided in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic strategy: elevating the figure of the guru by identifying the teacher with a major divine epithet (Janārdana), illustrating the integration of ethical instruction with devotional vocabulary in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is thematic and ethical rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes the centrality of the guru as a supreme point of guidance/refuge, using strong identification language (guru = Janārdana) to convey the seriousness of the teacher-student relationship within the text’s ethical framework.
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