Varaha Purana 98.18: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 18
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
विष्णुर्वाराहरूपेण ऋषिदृष्टिपथे स्थितः ॥ भूत्वा दृश्योऽप्यदृश्योऽभूत्पुनरेव च दृश्यते ॥
viṣṇur vārāha-rūpeṇa ṛṣi-dṛṣṭi-pathe sthitaḥ || bhūtvā dṛśyo 'py adṛśyo 'bhūt punar eva ca dṛśyate ||
വിഷ്ണു വരാഹരൂപത്തിൽ ഋഷിയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിപഥത്തിൽ നിന്നു. ദൃശ്യമാകുകയും അദൃശ്യമാകുകയും ചെയ്തു; പിന്നെയും വീണ്ടും ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു.
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It preserves a classic Purāṇic narrative technique—controlled visibility—often used to explore authority, perception, and the limits of ordinary observation.
No explicit place-name appears; the verse focuses on the perceptual field of the sage rather than a mapped location.
It suggests epistemic humility: not all phenomena remain continuously accessible to perception, encouraging caution before decisive action.
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