Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
उवाच परमं गुह्यं धर्माणां व्याप्तिनिश्चयम् ॥ अयं धर्मो मया ह्येतच्छ्रुते धर्मे सनातने
uvāca paramaṃ guhyaṃ dharmāṇāṃ vyāpti-niścayam || ayaṃ dharmo mayā hy etac chrute dharme sanātane
Beliau menuturkan rahsia yang paling luhur—pemahaman yang pasti tentang keluasan dharma yang meresap segala. “Inilah dharma,” katanya, “sebagaimana sesungguhnya aku telah mendengarnya dalam dharma śruti yang kekal.”
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The verse signals Purāṇic reliance on earlier authoritative discourse (śruti/‘what is heard’) to legitimize ethical teaching, illustrating how Purāṇas position themselves within wider Sanskrit intellectual history.
No geographic location appears in this verse.
Dharma is presented as an all-pervasive principle whose correct determination is considered a ‘secret’ teaching grounded in received tradition.
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