Varaha Purana 66.13: Adhyaya 66, Shloka 13
Nārada’s Journey to Śvetadvīpa and the Means of Attaining the Lord through the Pañcarātra
एवं मयोक्तं विप्रेन्द्र पुराकल्पे पुरातनम् । पञ्चरात्रं सहस्राणां यदि कश्चिद् ग्रहीष्यति ॥ ६६.१३ ॥
evaṃ mayoktaṃ viprendra purākalpe purātanam | pañcarātraṃ sahasrāṇāṃ yadi kaścid grahīṣyati || 66.13 ||
मैंने यह बात पहले भी कही थी, बहुत पुराने टाइम में। ब्राह्मणों में जो सबसे बड़े हैं, मैंने उनसे कहा था। हज़ारों में कोई एक ऐसा मिलता है जो पांचरात्र को मान लेता है।
Varāha
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It situates the Pañcarātra tradition within Purāṇic narrative time (purākalpa), reflecting how later ritual-theological corpora were framed as ancient revelations to establish textual authority and continuity.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is temporal (a former kalpa) rather than spatial.
The verse emphasizes discernment and rarity in receiving specialized teachings—portraying the undertaking of Pañcarātra as uncommon ‘among thousands,’ which functions as a caution about preparedness and seriousness in textual reception.
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