Varaha Purana 21.58: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 58
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तथा विष्णुहरौ ब्रह्मा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह । उभौ हरिहरौ देवौ लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यथः ॥ २१.५९ ॥
tathā viṣṇuharau brahmā vākyam etad uvāca ha | ubhau hariharau devau loke khyātiṃ gamiṣyathaḥ || 21.59 ||
तथा विष्णुहरौ ब्रह्मा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह । उभौ हरिहरौ देवौ लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यथः ॥
Varāha (default framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic literary motif where Brahmā functions as an authoritative mediator, articulating public recognition (khyāti) for major deities—useful for studying how sectarian identities were narrated within shared Sanskrit traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is conceptual (“in the world,” loke) rather than tied to a specific tīrtha or region.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical-social principle: acknowledged standing or renown arises within the shared world of discourse (loke), framed here through a conciliatory statement about multiple divine figures.
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