Varaha Purana 9.7: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 7
The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas
जगत्प्रणवतो भूतं शून्यमेतत्स्थितं तदा । येयं मूर्तिर्भगवतः शंकरः स स्वयं हरिः ॥ ९.७ ॥
jagat praṇavato bhūtaṃ śūnyam etat sthitaṃ tadā | yeyaṃ mūrtir bhagavataḥ śaṅkaraḥ sa svayaṃ hariḥ || 9.7 ||
Pada waktu itu, alam semesta—yang terbit daripada suku kata suci praṇava (Oṁ)—berdiri sebagai kekosongan. Inilah rupa Tuhan Yang Maha Mulia; Dialah Śaṅkara, dan Dialah Hari sendiri.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic tendency to articulate cosmogony through the concept of praṇava (Oṃ) and to present theological reconciliation by identifying Śaṅkara and Hari, illustrating inter-sectarian synthesis within Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is cosmological and theological rather than topographical.
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical instruction: ultimate reality is expressed through praṇava and divine forms may be presented as non-dual or mutually inclusive, encouraging interpretive coherence across divine epithets.
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