Varaha Purana 69.25: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 25
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
तापस उवाच । किं मां विप्र न जानीषे प्राग्दृष्टमपि सत्तम । येन त्वं मूढवल्लोकमिममप्यनुपश्यसि ॥ ६९.२५ ॥
tāpasa uvāca | kiṁ māṁ vipra na jānīṣe prāgdṛṣṭam api sattama | yena tvaṁ mūḍhavad lokam imam apy anupaśyasi || 69.25 ||
Pertapa itu berkata: “Wahai brāhmaṇa, tidakkah engkau mengenal aku—yang pernah engkau lihat dahulu, wahai yang terbaik di antara orang baik? Oleh kejahilan apakah engkau, seperti orang bingung, tidak juga melihat bahkan dunia ini?”
Tāpasa (Ascetic)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an ascetic figure challenges a learned interlocutor on recognition and perception, foregrounding themes of memory, identity, and delusion within didactic dialogue.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a philosophical and dialogic prompt rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse critiques mental confusion and inattentiveness, implying that clarity of perception and recognition (smṛti/jñāna) are prerequisites for sound judgment and conduct.
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