Varaha Purana 21.79: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 79
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
ध्रुवं पाशुपतिर्देव त्वं लोके ख्यातिमेष्यति । अयं च देवस्त्वन्नाम्ना लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति । आराध्यश्च समस्तानां देवादीनां गमिष्यसि ॥ २१.८० ॥
dhruvaṁ pāśupatir deva tvaṁ loke khyātim eṣyati | ayaṁ ca devas tvannāmnā loke khyātiṁ gamiṣyati | ārādhyas ca samastānāṁ devādīnāṁ gamiṣyasi || 21.80 ||
নিশ্চয়ই, হে দেব, তুমি ‘পাশুপতি’ রূপে জগতে খ্যাতি লাভ করবে। আর এই দেবও তোমার নামেই জগতে খ্যাত হবে। এবং দেবগণ প্রভৃতি সকলের আরাধ্য তুমি হবে।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy of legitimizing divine epithets and cultic prestige through prophecy-like statements of future renown, illustrating interlinked Śaiva and broader Purāṇic devotional vocabularies.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on fame (khyāti) and honor (ārādhya) rather than sacred topography.
The verse emphasizes the cultural-ethical notion of honoring what is regarded as worthy of reverence (ārādhya), framing respect and recognition as central social-religious values without prescribing coercive obligation.
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