Varaha Purana 72.5: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 5
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
विषप्रवेशने धातुस्तत्र श्नु प्रत्ययादनु । विष्णुर्यः सर्वदेवेषु परमात्मा सनातनः ॥ ७२.५ ॥
viṣapraveśane dhātus tatra śnu pratyayād anu | viṣṇur yaḥ sarvadeveṣu paramātmā sanātanaḥ || 72.5 ||
‘ವಿಷ್’ ಧಾತುವಿನ ಅರ್ಥ ಪ್ರವೇಶ/ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಶ್ನು’ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಾನುಸಾರ (ವಿಷ್ಣು ಶಬ್ದ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ). ಯಾರು ವಿಷ್ಣು—ಎಲ್ಲ ದೇವತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಿರುವವರು—ಅವರೇ ಸನಾತನ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ॥
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic practice of explaining divine names through Sanskrit derivational grammar (dhātu + pratyaya), showing how theological ideas were articulated using the tools of classical linguistics.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is lexical/etymological rather than topographical.
Rather than an explicit ethical rule, the verse conveys a philosophical characterization: the ‘pervading’ principle (Viṣṇu) is described as the eternal supreme Self present among all deities, emphasizing unity and pervasiveness as a key conceptual theme.
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