Varaha Purana 72.15: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 15
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra
अहं विष्णुस्तथा वेदा ब्रह्म कर्माणि चाप्युत । एतत् त्रयं त्वेकमेव न पृथग्भावयेत् सुधीः ॥ ७२.१५ ॥
ahaṁ viṣṇus tathā vedā brahma karmāṇi cāpy uta | etat trayaṁ tv ekam eva na pṛthag bhāvayet sudhīḥ || 72.15 ||
मैं विष्णु हूँ। वेद भी मैं हूँ, ब्रह्म भी मैं हूँ, करम भी मैं हूँ। यह तीनों अलग नहीं, एक ही हैं। समझदार लोग इन्हे अलग-अलग नहीं मानते।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of harmonizing scriptural authority (Veda), metaphysical principle (Brahman), and religious practice (karma) by presenting them as a unified framework, a theme common in medieval Sanskrit theological synthesis.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
The verse advises intellectual discipline: the wise should avoid construing ultimate reality, sacred revelation, and prescribed action as fundamentally separate, emphasizing integrative understanding over fragmentation.
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