Varaha Purana 73.31: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 31
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
जन्मान्तरैर्वेदविदां विवेक- बुद्धिर्भवेन्नाथ तव प्रसादात् । त्वल्लब्धलाभस्य न मानुषत्वं न देवगन्धर्वगतिः शिवं स्यात् ॥ ७३.३१ ॥
janmāntarair vedavidāṁ viveka- buddhir bhaven nātha tava prasādāt | tvallabdhalābhasya na mānuṣatvaṁ na devagandharvagatiḥ śivaṁ syāt || 73.31 ||
नाथ, वेद जानने वाले लोगों की अकल तुम्हारी कृपा से कई जन्मों में बनती है। जो तुमसे मिलता है, उसके लिए इंसान बनना भी कोई बड़ी बात नहीं। देवी-गंधर्व के बीच रहना भी उतना इम्पोर्टेंट नहीं।
Pṛthivī (default, as speaker is not explicit in the fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic theme that spiritual discernment (viveka-buddhi) is cultivated over many lifetimes and is framed as arising through divine favor (prasāda), illustrating the synthesis of ethical psychology and devotional idiom in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is doctrinal and philosophical rather than topographical.
The verse prioritizes discernment and the highest welfare (śivam) over status-based goals—whether human prestige or celestial association—implying that ethical-spiritual excellence is measured by inner clarity and ultimate good rather than rank.
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