Varaha Purana 71.7 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 7
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
नास्माकं विविधो भावो वर्तते मुनिसत्तमाः । सम्यग्दृशः प्रपश्यन्ति विपरीतेष्वनेकशः ॥ ७१.७ ॥
nāsmākaṃ vividho bhāvo vartate munisattamāḥ | samyagdṛśaḥ prapaśyanti viparīteṣv anekaśaḥ || 71.7 ||
“ఓ మునిశ్రేష్ఠులారా, మాలో విభిన్నమైన భావం లేదు; సమ్యగ్దృష్టి కలవారు విరుద్ధంగా కనిపించే విషయాలలోనూ అనేక విధాలుగా సత్యాన్ని దర్శిస్తారు.”
Varāha
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy of perception","Epistemology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: jñāna (śānta-adhikya)
Type: teaching-dialogue setting
Related Themes: 71.71.5-6 (unity behind Trimūrti and yajña shares); 71.71.8-9 (question about Moha-śāstra—why delusion arises)
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FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic style in which epistemic clarity (right seeing) is presented as a stabilizing principle amid conflicting views, aligning the Varāha Purāṇa with broader Sanskrit discourse on discernment and interpretive plurality.
No geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is philosophical rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined discernment: those with correct vision can recognize what is sound or true even when confronted with contradictory appearances or arguments.
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