Varaha Purana 72.4: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 4
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
रुद्र उवाच । विष्णुरेव परं ब्रह्म त्रिभेदमिह पठ्यते । वेदसिद्धान्तमार्गेषु तन्न जानन्ति मोहतः ॥ ७२.४ ॥
rudra uvāca | viṣṇur eva paraṃ brahma tribhedam iha paṭhyate | vedasiddhāntamārgeṣu tan na jānanti mohataḥ || 72.4 ||
രുദ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—വിഷ്ണുവേ പരബ്രഹ്മം; ഇവിടെ അത് ത്രിവിധ ഭേദമായി പാഠിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. എങ്കിലും വേദസിദ്ധാന്തമാർഗങ്ങളിൽ പോലും ജനങ്ങൾ മോഹത്താൽ ആ സത്യം അറിയുന്നില്ല॥
Rudra
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of articulating Vedānta-like doctrinal claims (Brahman discourse) through authoritative speakers, presenting theological identity statements within the broader Sanskrit manuscript tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is doctrinal and epistemological rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes intellectual and philosophical clarity: it critiques “delusion” (moha) as an obstacle to understanding what is presented as the Vedic-established conclusion.
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