Varaha Purana 4.38: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 38
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
मन्त्रिणां भृत्यसङ्घस्य सुराद्या ये प्रदर्शिताः । पशवः कीटसङ्घाश्च तेऽपि विष्णुमया नृप ॥ ४.३८ ॥
mantriṇāṃ bhṛtyasaṅghasya surādyā ye pradarśitāḥ | paśavaḥ kīṭasaṅghāś ca te 'pi viṣṇumayā nṛpa || 4.38 ||
హే నృపా! మంత్రులు, భృతుల సమూహము, దేవతాదులు అని చూపబడినవారు—పశువులు మరియు కీటక సమూహములు కూడ—ఇవన్నీ విష్ణుమయములే.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic doctrinal motif: the universe—ranging from divine beings to animals and insects—is described as pervaded by a single supreme principle, here articulated through the term “viṣṇumaya,” which informs later devotional and philosophical discourse.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is ontological and ethical rather than topographical.
By presenting all categories of beings as “viṣṇumaya” (pervaded by the same divine principle), the verse supports an ethic of regard toward all life-forms, including animals and insects, as participants in a shared cosmic reality.
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