Varaha Purana 21.20: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 20
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
सर्वज्ञाणमयो देवः सर्वदेवमयोऽमलः । प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य जगतस्तपसा बभौ ॥ २१.२१ ॥
sarvajñānamayo devaḥ sarvadevamayo 'malaḥ | pratyakṣadarśī sarvasya jagatas tapasā babhau || 21.21 ||
وہ معبود سراسر علم کا پیکر، تمام دیوتاؤں کا مظہر اور بے داغ ہے۔ تپسیا کی قوت سے وہ سارے جگت کا براہِ راست بینا ہو کر جلوہ گر ہوا۔
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic idiom in which divine authority is articulated through omniscience, purity, and tapas (ascetic discipline), illustrating how Sanskrit narrative theology integrates epistemology (knowledge) with cosmological governance.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily theological and cosmological in focus.
The verse foregrounds tapas (disciplined practice) and purity as sources of clarity and effective agency, presenting an ideal of knowledge joined with moral integrity rather than coercive power.
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