Varaha Purana 69.25: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 25
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogic Narratives (Tapasvin–Vipra Saṃvāda)
तापस उवाच । किं मां विप्र न जानीषे प्राग्दृष्टमपि सत्तम । येन त्वं मूढवल्लोकमिममप्यनुपश्यसि ॥ ६९.२५ ॥
tāpasa uvāca | kiṁ māṁ vipra na jānīṣe prāgdṛṣṭam api sattama | yena tvaṁ mūḍhavad lokam imam apy anupaśyasi || 69.25 ||
tApasa uvAcha | kiM mAM vipra na jAnIShe prAgdRRiShTamapi sattama | yena tvaM mUDhavallokamimamapyanupashyasi || 69.25 ||
उस तपस्वी ने कहा, अरे पंडित, तुम मुझे पहचानते नहीं? तुमने मुझे पहले भी देखा है। तुम्हे क्या हो गया है? तुम ऐसे भटक रहे हो जैसे कुछ समझ में नहीं आ रहा, और यह दुनिया भी तुम्हे दिखाई नहीं दे रही।
Sandhi Notes
- tāpasa uvāca (visarga sandhi)
- prāgdṛṣṭam = prāk + dṛṣṭam
- lokamimam = lokam + imam
- apy anupaśyasi = api + anupaśyasi
Tāpasa (Ascetic)
Varaha Purana 69.69.26-29 (same dialogue sequence)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an ascetic figure challenges a learned interlocutor on recognition and perception, foregrounding themes of memory, identity, and delusion within didactic dialogue.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a philosophical and dialogic prompt rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse critiques mental confusion and inattentiveness, implying that clarity of perception and recognition (smṛti/jñāna) are prerequisites for sound judgment and conduct.
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