Varaha Purana 32.24: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 24
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
त्वया हीना वयं देव सर्व उन्मार्गवर्त्तिनः । तन्मार्गं यच्छ मूढानां त्वं हि नः परमा गतिः ॥ ३२.२५ ॥
tvayā hīnā vayaṃ deva sarva unmārgavarttinaḥ | tanmārgaṃ yaccha mūḍhānāṃ tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ || 32.25 ||
ഹേ ദേവാ! നിന്നെ വിട്ടാൽ ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും കുപഥത്തിലേക്ക് വഴുതുന്നു. മോഹിതരായ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് സന്മാർഗം ദയവായി നൽകേണമേ; നീയേ ഞങ്ങളുടെ പരമഗതിയും ശരണവും.
Pṛthivī (defaulted to primary dialogue framework: the inquirer addressing Varāha)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic dialogic motif: the inquirer acknowledges human moral confusion and requests authoritative guidance, reflecting the genre’s role as a didactic and socially integrative literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ethical and epistemic (request for the correct mārga).
The verse frames ethical life as requiring guidance toward the correct path (mārga) and presents the instructor as the supreme reference point for restoring right conduct and understanding.
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