Varaha Purana 5.39: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 39
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
अद्वैतवासना सिद्धं योगाद् बहुशरीरकम् । दृष्ट्र्वा विप्रो मुदा युक्तः प्रययौ निजमाश्रमम् ॥ ५.३९ ॥
advaitavāsanāsiddhaṃ yogād bahuśarīrakam | dṛṣṭvā vipro mudā yuktaḥ prayayau nijamāśramam || 5.39 ||
योगाने अद्वैत-वासनेने सिद्ध झालेले, ‘बहु-शरीर’ रूप पाहून तो विप्र आनंदयुक्त होऊन आपल्या आश्रमास निघून गेला।
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Philosophy (Advaita)","Yoga","Ascetic Life","Narrative Transition"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ascetic hermitage (āśrama) as ethical-spiritual home
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 5.5.40 (explicit statement: mokṣa for the knower even while acting)
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FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style that integrates yogic attainment terminology (siddhi, yoga) with philosophical vocabulary associated with non-duality (advaita), illustrating the circulation of such concepts in classical Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the only place-reference is generic—“nija-āśrama,” meaning the brāhmaṇa’s own hermitage.
The verse emphasizes disciplined attainment and composure: upon witnessing an accomplished yogic-philosophical state, the observer responds with controlled joy and returns to his rightful duties and setting (the āśrama), highlighting restraint and orderly conduct.
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