Varaha Purana 6.16: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 16
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
शुद्धं सर्वगतं नित्यं व्योमरूपं सनातनम् । भावाभावविनिर्मुक्तं पश्ये सर्वगं हरिम् ॥ ६.१६ ॥
śuddhaṃ sarvagataṃ nityaṃ vyomarūpaṃ sanātanam | bhāvābhāvavinirmuktaṃ paśye sarvagaṃ harim || 6.16 ||
ഞാൻ ഹരിയെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു—അവൻ ശുദ്ധൻ, സർവ്വവ്യാപി, നിത്യൻ, വ്യോമസ്വരൂപൻ, സനാതനൻ; ഭാവ-അഭാവ ദ്വന്ദ്വങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനായി എല്ലായിടത്തും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവൻ।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of devotional theology with philosophical vocabulary (e.g., purity, omnipresence, and transcendence of being/non-being), illustrating how Purāṇas transmit metaphysical ideas in concise poetic form.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a metaphysical description rather than a sacred-geography reference.
The verse emphasizes contemplative discernment: recognizing an ultimate principle described as pure, omnipresent, and beyond dualistic categories (existence/non-existence), encouraging a non-sectarian philosophical orientation toward universality.
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