Varaha Purana 17.73: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 73
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
एवं वेदान्तपुरुषः प्रोक्तो नारायणात्मकः । स्वस्थाने देवताः सर्वा देवस्तु विरराम ह ॥ १७.७३ ॥
evaṃ vedāntapuruṣaḥ prokto nārāyaṇātmakaḥ | svasthāne devatāḥ sarvā devastu virarāma ha || 17.73 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ വേദാന്തപുരുഷൻ നാരായണസ്വഭാവമുള്ളവനായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. എല്ലാ ദേവതകളും തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ സ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി; ദേവൻ (വക്താവ്) അപ്പോൾ മൗനമായി.
Varāha (default, primary instructor in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of Vedānta terminology with Vaiṣṇava theological identification (the supreme ‘puruṣa’ characterized as Nārāyaṇa), a common strategy in later Sanskrit religious literature to harmonize philosophical and devotional vocabularies.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is doctrinal (identifying the Vedānta-puruṣa with Nārāyaṇa) and narrative (the deities returning to their abodes).
Rather than an explicit moral injunction, the verse emphasizes a philosophical conclusion: the ultimate principle discussed is framed as Nārāyaṇa in essence, followed by a formal closure of the discourse.
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