Varaha Purana 38.24: Adhyaya 38, Shloka 24
The Hunter’s Austerity and the Gaining of Durvāsas’ Favor
देवतां नैव जानामि न मन्त्रं न तथार्चनम् । गुरुपादौ परं ध्यात्वा पश्यामि सततं शुभे ॥ ३८.२४ ॥
devatāṁ naiva jānāmi na mantraṁ na tathārcanam | gurupādau paraṁ dhyātvā paśyāmi satataṁ śubhe || 38.24 ||
“నేను దేవతను కూడా తెలియదు, మంత్రం కూడా తెలియదు, అలాగే ఆరాధన విధానమూ తెలియదు. అయినా, ఓ శుభే! గురుపాదాలను పరమంగా ధ్యానించి నేను నిత్యం (లక్ష్యాన్ని) దర్శిస్తున్నాను.”
Varāha (default, as speaker is not explicitly specified in the excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic emphasis on guru-centered transmission, presenting inner contemplation on the teacher as a legitimizing mode of practice even when formal ritual knowledge (mantra/arcana) is absent.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily instructional and introspective rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds disciplined reverence and sustained contemplative focus on the teacher (guru) as a guiding principle, framed as a pathway that can substitute for incomplete ritual competence.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.