Varaha Purana 70.42: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 42
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
ये वेदमर्गनिर्मुक्तास्तेषां मोहार्थमेव च । नयसिद्धान्तसंज्ञाभिर्मया शास्त्रं तु दर्शितम् ॥ ७०.४२ ॥
ye vedamārgānirmuktās teṣāṃ mohārtham eva ca | naya-siddhānta-saṃjñābhir mayā śāstraṃ tu darśitam || 70.42 ||
जो लोग वेद के रास्ते से भटके हैं, उनके भ्रम दूर करने के लिए मैंने यह शास्त्र बनाया है। इसका नाम नय और सिद्धांत रखा है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of framing teachings as ‘śāstra’ using recognizable analytical categories (naya) and established conclusions (siddhānta), indicating interaction with broader Indian scholastic vocabularies.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the content is primarily doctrinal and pedagogical.
The verse emphasizes pedagogy aimed at correcting confusion among those who have departed from an established normative path (here described as the Vedic path), using structured doctrinal exposition rather than coercive assertion.
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