Varaha Purana 72.13: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 13
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
पशूनां शमनं यज्ञे होमकर्म च यद्भवेत् । तदोमिति च विख्यातं तत्राहं संव्यवस्थितः ॥ ७२.१३ ॥
paśūnāṃ śamanaṃ yajñe homakarma ca yad bhavet | tad om iti ca vikhyātaṃ tatrāhaṃ saṃvyavasthitaḥ || 72.13 ||
जब यज्ञ में पाप कम होता है और हवन होता है, उसे ओम कहा जाता है। मैं वही हूँ, वहीं मेरा काम है।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic integration of Vedic ritual vocabulary—especially yajña and homa—with a theological framing of the syllable ‘Om’ as a recognized liturgical designation, illustrating how later Sanskrit texts preserve and reinterpret earlier ritual semantics.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is conceptual and liturgical, focusing on sacrifice (yajña), oblation (homa), and the formula ‘Om’.
The verse foregrounds ‘śamana’ (pacification/appeasement) within sacrificial practice, implying an ideal of ritual restraint and calming influence—particularly regarding animals—rather than emphasizing harm or coercion.
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