Varaha Purana 73.51: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 51
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
नारायणात् परो देवो न भूतो न भविष्यति । एतद् रहस्यं वेदानां पुराणानां च सत्तम । मया वः कीर्तितं सर्वं यथा विष्णुरिहेज्यते ॥ ७३.५१ ॥
nārāyaṇāt paro devo na bhūto na bhaviṣyati | etad rahasyaṃ vedānāṃ purāṇānāṃ ca sattama | mayā vaḥ kīrtitaṃ sarvaṃ yathā viṣṇur ihejyate || 73.51 ||
नारायण से बड़ा कोई भगवान नहीं है, ना पहले था ना आएगा। यह बात वेदों और पुराणों का राज़ है। मैं तुम्हे पूरा बताया है कि विष्णु की पूजा कैसे करनी है।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of summarizing Vedic–Purāṇic authority through a concise doctrinal claim and linking it to an instructional passage on ritual practice, illustrating how Purāṇas present themselves as interpretive guides to earlier scriptural corpora.
No specific toponym or sacred site is named in this verse; the deictic term “iha” (“here”) likely refers to the setting established earlier in the chapter, but the excerpt alone does not permit a secure geographic identification.
The verse emphasizes fidelity to a coherent scriptural teaching (rahasya) and the careful transmission of prescribed worship practices, presenting disciplined instruction and continuity of tradition as the central philosophical-ethical principle.
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