Varaha Purana 32.22: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 22
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
त्वमात्मा सर्वभूतानां सतां सत्त्वस्वरूपवान् । राजसानां रजस्त्वं च तामसानां तम एव च ॥ ३२.२३ ॥
tvam ātmā sarvabhūtānāṃ satāṃ sattvasvarūpavān | rājasānāṃ rajastvaṃ ca tāmasānāṃ tama eva ca || 32.23 ||
Engkaulah Ātman, Diri sejati bagi semua makhluk; dalam kalangan yang suci, Engkau berhakikat sattva. Dalam kalangan yang dikuasai rajas, Engkaulah rajas itu sendiri; dan dalam kalangan yang dikuasai tamas, Engkaulah tamas itu sendiri.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis in which a supreme principle is described as immanent in beings while also being expressible through the Sāṃkhya-style guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas), illustrating cross-pollination between devotional and philosophical vocabularies.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a doctrinal statement about the Self and the guṇas.
The verse frames moral and psychological dispositions (sattva/rajas/tamas) as meaningful categories for self-understanding, implying that ethical cultivation involves increasing sattva (clarity, balance) and reducing the dominance of rajas and tamas.
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