Varāha Mahā Purana
67 - The Wonder of Vishnu
Bhadräshva said:
1. Who are the two women in this world, one black and the other white, and who is both black and white?
2. Who is this pure person, who became sevenfold? Who is the lord who is twelve-fold and who has two bodies and six heads?
3.. How was conjugal unity brought about through the rising sun? How was this world expanded?
Agastya said:
4. The white woman and the black woman are sisters. The woman who is of the dual colour, black and white, is the, night.
5. person who being one became sevenfold, is the ocean which is seven in number.
6. He who is twelve-fold and has. two bodies and six heads is the year and the two bodies are the two movements (northward and southward), the six faces are the six seasons and thus the person is verily the year.
7. The conjugal unity is the day and night brought about by the sun and the moon, and from this dual god arose the propagation of the world.
8-9. O king Vishnu should be considered the Supreme God. One who does not do the rites ordained by the Vedas, can never see him.
Summary of chapter 67 of the Varāha Mahā Purana is as follows:
Maharshi Pulastya imparts the first Pāpa-praśamana Stotra, a powerful sin-destroying hymn dedicated to the holy names and transcendent forms of Bhagavān Vishṇu. The prayer enumerates the divine exploits of Vishṇu's incarnations—including the Fish, Tortoise, Boar, Man-Lion, and Dwarf forms—and invokes His protection over the body, mind, and intellect of the devotee. Daily recitation of this sacred hymn dissolves all accumulated sins committed through word, thought, or deed, shielding the seeker from evil influences and bestowing inner peace.