Varaha Purana 113.46: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 46
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
संक्षिप्तश्चैव विस्तारो गोप्ता यज्ञश्च शाश्वतः॥ यज्ञानां च महायज्ञो यूपानामसि संस्थितः
saṃkṣiptaś caiva vistāro goptā yajñaś ca śāśvataḥ || yajñānāṃ ca mahāyajño yūpānām asi saṃsthitaḥ
त्वं संक्षिप्तश्चैव विस्तारो गोप्ता यज्ञश्च शाश्वतः। यज्ञानां च महायज्ञो यूपानामसि संस्थितः॥
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; address to Varāha/Viṣṇu)
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic texts reinterpret Vedic ritual terms (yajña, yūpa) as cosmological metaphors, reflecting shifts from ritual specificity toward theological and philosophical universals.
No location is named; the verse concerns ritual categories rather than place.
The verse emphasizes protection (goptā) and enduring order (śāśvata), which can be read as valuing responsibility and continuity in cultural practice, without issuing a direct command.
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