Varaha Purana 71.3: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 3
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-uddhāra / Yogic-vision narrative
नारायणं च हृदये त्रसरेणुसुसूक्ष्मकं । ज्वलद्भास्करवर्णाभं पश्याम भवदेहतः ॥ ७१.३ ॥
nārāyaṇaṃ ca hṛdaye trasareṇu-susūkṣmakaṃ | jvalad-bhāskara-varṇābhaṃ paśyāma bhava-dehataḥ || 71.3 ||
nArAyaNaM cha hRRidaye trasareNususUkShmakam | jvaladbhAskaravarNAbhaM pashyAma bhavadehataH || 71.3 ||
A w sercu oglądamy Narajana, subtelniejszego od najdrobniejszej cząstki, promiennego o barwie i blasku rozpalonego słońca, postrzeganego z wnętrza twojego własnego ciała.
Sandhi Notes
- त्रसरेणुसुसूक्ष्मकं = त्रसरेणु-सु-सूक्ष्मकम्
- ज्वलद्भास्करवर्णाभं = ज्वलत्-भास्कर-वर्ण-आभम्
- भवदेहतः = भव-देह-तः
Varāha
How is Nārāyaṇa present as the antaryāmin—subtler than the subtlest—radiant like the blazing sun, and perceived within the heart from within the deity’s body?
Nārāyaṇa as antaryāmin: subtler than the subtlest, self-luminous, directly knowable through inner vision rather than mere external perception.
Practice inward recollection (smaraṇa), dhyāna on the heart-lotus, and refinement of attention to perceive the indwelling Lord as consciousness and light.
The verse shifts from outer theophany to inner ontology: Nārāyaṇa as the subtlest inner ruler (antaryāmin) whose radiance is self-luminous consciousness; the ‘within the heart’ vision is a yogic-vedāntic bridge inside Purāṇic narrative.
Antaryāmin doctrine (inner controller) and sūkṣmatva (subtlety) of paramātman; tejas (radiance) as cit-prakāśa; aligns with Upaniṣadic heart-lotus contemplation motifs.
Foreshadows later Vaiṣṇava emphasis on Bhagavān as indwelling Lord (antaryāmin), a theological basis later applied to Kṛṣṇa as the heart-dwelling Bhagavān.
70.70.47; 71.71.2
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of devotion and contemplative interiority: the deity is described not only as cosmic but as perceptible within the heart, aligning Purāṇic theology with yogic idioms of subtle perception.
No geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is interior (hṛdaya) rather than pilgrimage geography.
A philosophical instruction toward inward attention and discernment: the verse emphasizes subtle, inner realization (seeing the divine within) rather than external assertion or coercive practice.
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