Varaha Purana 73.15: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 15
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
Pūrva Bhāga · Prayāga Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Narratives)
ब्रह्माणं तत्र पश्यामि आत्मानं च तदङ्कतः । एवं दृष्ट्वा महात्मानं ततो हर्षमुपागतः । तं स्तोतुं द्विजशार्दूल मतिर्मे समजायत ॥ ७३.१५ ॥
brahmāṇaṁ tatra paśyāmi ātmānaṁ ca tadaṅkataḥ | evaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahātmānaṁ tato harṣam upāgataḥ | taṁ stotuṁ dvijaśārdūla matir me samajāyata || 73.15 ||
brahmANaM tatra pashyAmi AtmAnaM cha tada~NkataH | evaM dRRiShTvA mahAtmAnaM tato harShamupAgataH | taM stotuM dvijashArdUla matirme samajAyata || 73.15 ||
वहाँ मैं ब्रह्मा को देख रहा हूँ। और खुद को भी देख रहा हूँ, उनकी गोद में बैठा हुआ। इतना बड़े भगवान को देख के मुझे बहुत खुशी हुई। हे पंडित, तभी मुझे उनकी स्तुति करने का दिल किया।
Varāha
Curious/attentive (listener implied within Varāha–Bhūmi framework)
Implicit: how divine vision (darśana) and praise (stuti) arise and what their salvific/cosmic significance is.
Direct vision of the divine/cosmic principle naturally culminates in praise; joy is a sign of alignment with dharma and truth.
Cultivate smṛti and contemplation of the divine order; let insight mature into stotra, gratitude, and disciplined devotion.
Indirect: Varāha narrates a visionary encounter (darśana) relevant to cosmic order that undergirds Bhūmi’s stability.
The lap-seating image encodes hierarchical yet non-dual cosmology: the ‘self’ (jīva/avatāra-persona) is upheld by the cosmic progenitor (Brahmā) who is himself upheld by the Supreme; joy (harṣa) marks recognition of ontic dependence and divine order.
Hints at bhedābheda/viśiṣṭādvaita-style dependence: the individual self experiences itself as supported within the cosmic body; stuti arises from pratyakṣa-darśana leading to bhakti.
73.73.16-19 (stotra begins/continues)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif in which a speaker reports a visionary encounter with major cosmological figures (here, Brahmā), reflecting the text’s didactic style that blends sacred geography with exemplary experiences.
The verse itself does not name a specific site; in chapter-level context it is likely situated within a Prayāga-related narrative, but the location cannot be asserted from this single śloka alone.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical instruction of cultivated reverence: upon encountering perceived greatness (mahātmā), one responds with disciplined appreciation and the intention to offer praise rather than possessiveness or disregard.
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