Varaha Purana 66.18: Adhyaya 66, Shloka 18
Nārada’s Journey to Śvetadvīpa and the Means of Attaining the Lord through the Pañcarātra
वेदेन पाञ्चरात्रेण भक्त्या यज्ञेन च द्विज । प्राप्योऽहं नान्यथा वत्स वर्षकोट्यायुतैरपि ॥ ६६.१८ ॥
vedena pāñcarātreṇa bhaktyā yajñena ca dvija | prāpyo 'haṃ nānyathā vatsa varṣa-koṭy-āyutair api || 66.18 ||
द्विज, तुम मुझे वेदों से पा सकते हो। पांचात्र पद्धति से भी पा सकते हो। भक्ति से भी और यज्ञ से भी। और वत्स, दूसरी कोई तरह नहीं। हाँ, करोड़ों साल लगे, फिर भी नहीं।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis that recognizes multiple authoritative soteriological frameworks—Vedic practice, Pāñcarātra tradition, devotion (bhakti), and sacrificial ritual—indicating the textual negotiation between older Vedic ritualism and later devotional systems.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is doctrinal rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined adherence to recognized paths—scriptural learning, ritual practice, and devotion—presented as structured means of spiritual attainment rather than as mere longevity or the passage of time.
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