Varaha Purana 53.2: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 2

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogic Narratives (Sage–Sage Discourse)

Devanagari script

अगस्त्य उवाच । आगतेयं कथा चित्रा सर्वस्य विषये स्थिता । त्वद्देहे मम देहे च सर्वजन्तुषु सा समा ॥ ५३.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.2

Transliteration

agastya uvāca | āgateyaṃ kathā citrā sarvasya viṣaye sthitā | tvaddehe mama dehe ca sarvajantuṣu sā samā || 53.2 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

அகஸ்தியர் கூறினார்—ஆகதேயனைச் சார்ந்த இந்தக் கதை வியப்பானது; அது எல்லா துறைகளிலும் நிலைபெற்றுள்ளது. உன் உடலிலும் என் உடலிலும், மேலும் எல்லா உயிர்களிலும் அது ஒரேபோலவே உள்ளது.

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Word by Word

• agastyaḥ: Agastya (sage)

• uvāca: said

• āgateyam: relating to Āgateya/Agastya (a tradition or account)

• kathā: narrative, account

• citrā: remarkable, varied, wondrous

• sarvasya: of all

• viṣaye: in the sphere/domain, with regard to the subject

• sthitā: situated, established

• tvad-dehe: in your body

• mama dehe: in my body

• ca: and

• sarva-jantuṣu: in all living beings

• sā: that (narrative/principle)

• samā: equal, the same, uniform

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Āśrama/forest hermitage

Speaker

Agastya

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Immanence / sarvātmatva

Subjects

Philosophy of immanenceAnthropology of the bodyNarrative transmission

Core idea

The teaching embedded in the Āgateya narrative applies equally to all—your body, my body, all beings—indicating a shared inner principle and shared karmic/ontic structure.

In practice

Practice sama-darśana: reduce egoic exceptionalism; apply the lesson to one’s own conduct, not merely to ‘others’ in stories.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of framing teachings through authoritative interlocutors (here, Agastya), presenting a principle as universally applicable across persons and beings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is conceptual (universality across bodies and beings).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A universalizing philosophical instruction: the same principle or account is to be understood as equally relevant across individuals and all living beings, encouraging non-exclusivity in applying the teaching.