Varaha Purana 7.4: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 4
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
त्रसरॆणुसमे शुद्धे विमानॆ सूर्यसन्निभे । परमाणुप्रमाणेन पुरुषस्तत्र दीप्तिमान् ॥ ७.४ ॥
trasareṇusame śuddhe vimāne sūryasannibhe | paramāṇupramāṇena puruṣas tatra dīptimān || 7.4 ||
त्रसरेणूसमान परिमाणाच्या, शुद्ध व सूर्यसदृश तेजस्वी अशा त्या विमानात, परमाणुप्रमाण असा एक दीप्तिमान पुरुष तेथे होता।
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves classical Indian concepts of minute measurement (trasareṇu, paramāṇu) and integrates them into Purāṇic cosmological description, reflecting a shared intellectual vocabulary across narrative and philosophical literature.
No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; the setting is a cosmological or celestial locus described through radiance and subtle measurement rather than a mapped place-name.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical-cosmological point—emphasizing purity and subtle scale in describing a radiant being—rather than issuing an explicit ethical injunction.
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