Varaha Purana 72.6: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 6
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
योऽयं विष्णुस्तु दशधा कीर्त्यते चैैकधा द्विजाः । स आदित्यो महाभाग योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितः ॥ ७२.६ ॥
yo 'yaṃ viṣṇus tu daśadhā kīrtyate caikadhā dvijāḥ | sa ādityo mahābhāga yogaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ || 72.6 ||
Ó duas-vezes-nascidos, este Viṣṇu é celebrado de dez modos e também como uma única Realidade. Ele é Āditya (o Sol), o mui afortunado, dotado da soberania ióguica (yoga-aiśvarya).
Varāha (default per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of theological synthesis, where major deities and cosmic principles are identified with one another (here, Viṣṇu with Āditya), illustrating the text’s integrative cosmology and devotional vocabulary.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is doctrinal and cosmological rather than topographical.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction about unity behind multiple forms of praise—encouraging a disciplined understanding that diverse descriptions can point toward a single, coherent cosmic principle.
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