Varaha Purana 66.7: Adhyaya 66, Shloka 7
Nārada’s Journey to Śvetadvīpa and the Means of Attaining the Lord through the Pañcarātra
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु साग्रं ब्रह्मसुतस्तदा । ध्यायतस्तस्य देवोऽसौ परितोषं जगाम ह ॥ ६६.७ ॥
divyaṁ varṣasahasraṁ tu sāgraṁ brahmasutas tadā | dhyāyatas tasya devo'sau paritoṣaṁ jagāma ha || 66.7 ||
नारद ब्रह्मा के बेटा हैं। उन्होंने बहुत लम्बे टाइम तक ध्यान किया - देवताओं के हिसाब से हज़ार साल। इतने में भगवान खुश हो गए और उनके सामने आ गए।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: prolonged contemplation (dhyāna/tapas) culminating in divine satisfaction, illustrating the text’s didactic use of ascetic time scales such as the 'divine year' in classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on duration of meditation and the deity’s response.
The verse foregrounds disciplined contemplation and perseverance as a philosophical instruction, presenting sustained meditative practice as a cause for divine approval within the narrative logic of the Purāṇa.
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