Varaha Purana 62.29: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 29
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
तं दृष्ट्वा तत्त्वतो भावः परमात्मैष शाश्वतः । धारयामि शिरस्येनं लोकमध्ये विभूषणम् ॥ ६२.२९ ॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā tattvato bhāvaḥ paramātmaiṣa śāśvataḥ | dhārayāmi śirasy enaṁ lokamadhye vibhūṣaṇam || 62.29 ||
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic mode of theological-philosophical identification—recognizing a figure as the eternal Paramātman—reflecting the synthesis of narrative and metaphysical vocabulary characteristic of early medieval Sanskrit Purāṇas.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it uses the general expression 'lokamadhye' (“in the midst of the world”), which functions as a universal setting rather than a locatable toponym.
The verse foregrounds 'tattvataḥ'—discernment “according to truth”—as the basis for correct recognition and reverent conduct, presenting truthful understanding as the guiding philosophical principle.
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