Varaha Purana 5.37: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 37
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
विमानानि च दिव्यानि कामगानि महान्ति च । बहुरत्नानि मुख्यानि ददृशे ब्राह्मणोत्तमः ॥ ५.३७ ॥
vimānāni ca divyāni kāmagāni mahānti ca | bahuratnāni mukhyāni dadṛśe brāhmaṇottamaḥ || 5.37 ||
I najwybitniejszy bramin ujrzał boskie niebiańskie rydwany, wielkie rozmiarem i poruszające się wedle woli, a także wiele głównych skarbów i klejnotów.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic descriptive narrative, using motifs such as vimānas (celestial vehicles) and abundant ratnas (treasures) to convey extraordinary, otherworldly settings typical of early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific place-name is provided in this verse fragment; it describes objects (vimānas, jewels) rather than a named sacred site or region.
The verse is primarily descriptive and does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its function is to depict the remarkable vision witnessed by the brāhmaṇa within the narrative context.
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