Varaha Purana 72.12: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 12
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
नारायणः शिवो विष्णुः शङ्करः पुरुषोत्तमः । एतैस्तु नामभिर्ब्रह्म परं प्रोक्तं सनातनम् । तं च चिन्तामयं योगं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ७२.१२ ॥
nārāyaṇaḥ śivo viṣṇuḥ śaṅkaraḥ puruṣottamaḥ | etais tu nāmabhir brahma paraṁ proktaṁ sanātanam | taṁ ca cintāmayaṁ yogaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || 72.12 ||
स नारायणः शिवो विष्णुः शङ्करः पुरुषोत्तमः। एतैर्नामभिरनादि-नित्यं परं ब्रह्मोच्यते; तं च चिन्तामयं योगं मनीषिणो वदन्ति॥
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of harmonizing major divine epithets (Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva) by presenting them as names for the same supreme Brahman, illustrating sectarian integration within classical Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; it is primarily a theological-philosophical statement about naming and the supreme principle.
The verse emphasizes contemplative discipline (cintāmaya-yoga) and philosophical discernment: the wise approach the supreme reality through reflective awareness rather than through divisive naming.
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