Varaha Purana 66.11: Adhyaya 66, Shloka 11
Nārada’s Journey to Śvetadvīpa and the Means of Attaining the Lord through the Pañcarātra
अलाभे वेदशास्त्राणां पाञ्चरात्रोदितेन ह । मार्गेण मां प्रपश्यन्ते ते मां प्राप्स्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ ६६.११ ॥
alābhe vedaśāstrāṇāṃ pāñcarātroditena ha | mārgeṇa māṃ prapaśyante te māṃ prāpsyanti mānavāḥ || 66.11 ||
जब वेद की किताबें नहीं मिलती हैं, तब लोग पांचरात्र के रास्ते से मुझे ढूंढते हैं। वो सच में मुझे पा लेंगे।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of validating alternative Vaiṣṇava ritual-theological systems (here, Pañcarātra) in contexts where Vedic textual study is framed as inaccessible, illustrating plural textual authority within early medieval Sanskrit religious cultures.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on scriptural access and a prescribed religious path (mārga).
The verse presents a pragmatic norm of religious practice: when canonical learning is not attainable, one may follow an authorized alternative discipline (Pañcarātra) oriented toward recognizing and attaining the divine speaker.
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