Varaha Purana 72.10: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 10
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
सहस्रशीर्षकं देवं मनसा तु मुमुक्षवः । यजन्ते यं स विश्वात्मा देवो नारायणः स्वयम् ॥ ७२.१० ॥
sahasraśīrṣakaṃ devaṃ manasā tu mumukṣavaḥ | yajante yaṃ sa viśvātmā devo nārāyaṇaḥ svayam || 72.10 ||
जो लोग मुक्ति चाहते हैं, वो मन से उस भगवान को पूजते हैं। उसके हज़ारों सर हैं। वो नारायण खुद है, पूरी दुनिया का आत्मा।
Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of Vedic imagery (the “thousand-headed” cosmic person motif) with later Vaiṣṇava identification of the cosmic principle as Nārāyaṇa, illustrating continuity and reinterpretation in Sanskrit religious literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; its focus is theological and contemplative rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined inner orientation: seekers aiming at liberation are portrayed as engaging in mental worship and contemplation of the universal selfhood (viśvātman) identified with Nārāyaṇa.
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