Varaha Purana 39.1: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 1
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
सत्यतपा उवाच । भगवन् द्वे शरीरे तु इति यत्परिकीर्तितम् । तन्मे कथय भेदं वै के ते ब्रह्मविदां वर ॥ ३९.१ ॥
satyatapā uvāca | bhagavan dve śarīre tu iti yatparikīrtitam | tan me kathaya bhedaṁ vai ke te brahmavidāṁ vara || 39.1 ||
സത്യതപാ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, ‘രണ്ട് ശരീരങ്ങൾ’ എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിച്ചതിന്റെ വ്യത്യാസം എനിക്കു പറഞ്ഞുതരണമേ—ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മവിദ്യജ്ഞരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ।”
Satyatapā
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic pedagogical style: an interlocutor frames a technical question (here, the ‘two bodies’) to elicit systematic teaching associated with brahmavidyā discourse.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal prompt within a dialogue.
The verse models epistemic humility and disciplined inquiry: requesting clarification from a recognized teacher before drawing conclusions about metaphysical claims.
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