Varaha Purana 176.68: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 68
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
विलीनो ज्ञायते नैव तस्य देवस्य का कथा ॥ तथा नयनयोः प्रान्ते तेजो लीनं न दृश्यते ॥
vilīno jñāyate naiva tasya devasya kā kathā || tathā nayanayoḥ prānte tejo līnaṃ na dṛśyate
เมื่อสิ่งนั้นหลอมรวมแล้ว ย่อมไม่อาจรู้ได้เลย—แล้วจะกล่าวถึงเทพองค์นั้นอย่างไรเล่า? ฉันนั้นเอง ที่ขอบดวงตา แสงสว่างเมื่อหลอมรวมแล้วก็ไม่ปรากฏให้เห็น
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It exemplifies apophatic (via negativa) expression—describing the divine through limits of perception—within Purāṇic poetic-philosophical style.
None; the imagery is perceptual and metaphysical rather than geographic.
It promotes restraint in claims of certainty about ultimate reality, foregrounding the limits of sensory knowledge.
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