Varaha Purana 31.8: Adhyaya 31, Shloka 8
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Form for Cosmic Governance
the Vaiṣṇava Creation Narrative
देवानां सर्वदा कार्यं कर्त्तव्यं ब्रह्मणस्तथा । सर्वज्ञत्वं च भवतु तव देव न संशयः ॥ ३१.८ ॥
devānāṃ sarvadā kāryaṃ karttavyaṃ brahmaṇas tathā | sarvajñatvaṃ ca bhavatu tava deva na saṃśayaḥ || 31.8 ||
دیوتاؤں کا فرض ہمیشہ ادا کیا جائے، اور اسی طرح برہما کا بھی۔ اور اے دیو، ہمہ دانی یقیناً تمہاری ہو—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Pṛthivī (default, as speaker is not explicit in the fragment)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary theme: the articulation of cosmic roles and duties (kārya/karttavya) attributed to divine functionaries, presented within a dialogue framework typical of Purāṇa pedagogy.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is focused on duty and attributed omniscience rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes the principle of fulfilling assigned responsibilities (karttavya) within an ordered cosmos, presenting duty-performance as a normative ideal.
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