Varaha Purana 70.32: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 32
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
सोऽपि सर्वगतत्वाच्च प्रादुर्भूतः सनातनः । उवाच ब्रूत किं कार्यं सर्वयोगिवराः सुराः ॥ ७०.३२ ॥
so 'pi sarvagatatvāc ca prādurbhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ | uvāca brūta kiṃ kāryaṃ sarvayogivarāḥ surāḥ || 70.32 ||
वो सनातन है और कहीं भी है। वो प्रकट हुआ और बोला, तुम सब देवता बड़े योगी हो। बताओ, अब क्या काम करना है?
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a transcendent figure ‘manifests’ (prādurbhūta) and initiates dialogue with divine interlocutors, reflecting the genre’s didactic framing and oral-style address.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into an episode where the devas present a request or mission.
The verse emphasizes purposeful action aligned with duty (kārya) through consultation and clear articulation of aims—an administrative and philosophical motif rather than a prescriptive moral command.
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