Varaha Purana 136.30: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 30
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
Uttara Bhāga · Śiva–Viṣṇu Saṃvāda (Pāpa-śodhana / Tripura-vadha-anantara)
ब्रह्माणं तु विजानाति नावयोरन्तरेण हि ॥ साधु विष्णो महाभाग सर्वमायाकरण्डक
brahmāṇaṃ tu vijānāti nāvayor antareṇa hi || sādhu viṣṇo mahābhāga sarvamāyākaraṇḍaka
brahmANaM tu vijAnAti nAvayorantareNa hi || sAdhu viShNo mahAbhAga sarvamAyAkaraNDaka
Zaprawdę, tylko Brahmā zna tę prawdę, gdyż nie ma rzeczywiście żadnej różnicy między nami. Dobrze powiedziane, o Viṣṇu, o wielce szczęśliwy, ty, który jesteś skrzynią zawierającą całą māyā.
Śiva (Rudra/Hara) (inferred)
Brahmā alone fully 'knows' the mystery; between Śiva and Viṣṇu there is no ultimate difference, while Viṣṇu is described as the repository of māyā that governs phenomenal appearance.
Cultivate non-sectarian devotion and discernment: honor diverse divine forms as one reality; treat māyā as a power to be understood and transcended through knowledge and devotion.
Inter-sectarian synthesis: Śiva affirms non-difference (abheda) with Viṣṇu, and names Viṣṇu as the locus/container of māyā—pointing to the cosmic Lord as both the ground of manifestation and the one beyond it.
The imagery is conceptual: Viṣṇu as 'māyā-karaṇḍaka' (casket/treasury of māyā) holding the power that projects names-and-forms.
Aligns with Vedāntic discourse on māyā/śakti: the Supreme is non-dual in essence, while māyā is the explanatory power for apparent plurality; also echoes Purāṇic identification of Hari-Hara as one tattva.
Varāha Purāṇa, Hari-Hara unity passages in theological sections (adjacent discourse in this adhyāya)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic triadic theology (Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva) while emphasizing concord; such verses influenced later doxographies and sectarian reconciliation narratives.
No location is named here; the verse is doctrinal and descriptive.
The verse encourages interpretive humility and concord—recognizing shared principles rather than emphasizing division.
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