Varaha Purana 72.8: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 8
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra
अहं च वरदस्तस्य द्वापरे द्वापरे द्विज । अहं च तं सदा स्तौमि श्वेतद्वीपे कृते युगे ॥ ७२.८ ॥
ahaṁ ca varadas tasya dvāpare dvāpare dvija | ahaṁ ca taṁ sadā staumi śvetadvīpe kṛte yuge || 72.8 ||
A ja również, o dwukrotnie urodzony, byłem jego dawcą błogosławieństw w dwaparze, w wieku Dvapara. A w wieku Krita, na Śwetadwipie, nieustannie go wychwalam.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy: situating divine agency and relationships across cyclical world-ages (yugas), reinforcing continuity of mythic time and doctrinal memory within the Purāṇic tradition.
Śvetadvīpa is named; in Purāṇic cosmography it is a sacred 'white island/continent' associated with transcendent or idealized realms. Modern scholarship generally treats it as mythic-cosmological geography rather than a single securely identifiable terrestrial site.
The verse foregrounds sustained remembrance and praise (stuti) as a philosophical discipline—emphasizing continuity of reverence and moral orientation across changing times rather than a location-specific injunction.
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