Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
विष्णुरुवाच । वरं वरय भद्रं ते देव देव उमापते । न भेदश्चावयोर् देव एकावावामुभावपि ॥ ७३.३९ ॥
viṣṇur uvāca | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te deva deva umāpate | na bhedaś cāvayor deva ekāvāvām ubhāv api || 73.39 ||
விஷ்ணு கூறினார்—வரம் கேள்; உனக்கு நலம் உண்டாகுக, தேவர்களின் தேவனே, உமாபதியே. தேவனே, நமக்குள் வேறுபாடு இல்லை; உண்மையில் நாமிருவரும் ஒன்றே.
Viṣṇu
It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of theological reconciliation, presenting major deities as non-different to reduce sectarian boundaries within the broader Sanskrit literary tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily theological and dialogical rather than topographical.
The verse promotes a philosophical principle of non-separation and unity, framing divine authority as shared rather than competitively divided.
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