Varaha Purana 73.30: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 30
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
ब्रह्मादिभिस्तत्प्रवरैरबोध्यं त्वां देव मूर्खाः स्वमनन्तनत्या । प्रबोधमिच्छन्ति न तेषु बुद्धिरुदारकीर्त्तिष्वपि वेदहीनाः ॥ ७३.३० ॥
brahmādibhis tatpravarair abodhyaṁ tvāṁ deva mūrkhāḥ svam anantanatyā | prabodham icchanti na teṣu buddhir udārakīrttiṣv api vedahīnāḥ || 73.30 ||
देव, तुम्हे ब्रह्मा जैसे बड़े लोग भी पूरा नहीं जान सकते। पर मूर्ख लोग रोज सिजदा करते हैं और सोचते हैं कि तुम्हे जाग जाना चाहिए। उनमें अकल नहीं होती। बड़े नाम होते हैं पर वेद का ज्ञान नहीं।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical theme: emphasizing discernment (buddhi) and doctrinal grounding (Vedic learning) over performative or mechanically repeated acts of devotion, situating the text within broader South Asian debates on knowledge, ritual, and authority.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it is primarily a philosophical and rhetorical statement about knowledge and devotion.
The verse foregrounds the ethical-philosophical principle that external acts (e.g., repeated obeisance) without discernment and informed understanding are insufficient, and may even be portrayed as misguided when directed toward ‘awakening’ a transcendent deity.
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