Varaha Purana 37.20: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 20
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
तस्माद् व्याघ्रशरीरात् तु उत्थाय पुरुषः किल । विप्रश्चान्तरजले मग्नः श्रुत्वा तं शब्दमाकुलम् । नमो नारायणायेति वाक्यमुच्चैरुवाच ह ॥ ३७.२० ॥
tasmād vyāghraśarīrāt tu utthāya puruṣaḥ kila | vipraś cāntarjale magnaḥ śrutvā taṃ śabdam ākulam | namo nārāyaṇāyeti vākyam uccair uvāca ha || 37.20 ||
Dann, so heißt es, erhob sich ein Mann aus dem Körper des Tigers; und der Brahmane, im Wasser versunken, sprach, als er jenes aufgewühlte Geräusch hörte, laut die Worte: „Namo Nārāyaṇāya.“
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a dramatic crisis (submersion, fear, agitation) resolved through a concise devotional utterance, reflecting the didactic style of late-classical Sanskrit religious literature.
No specific toponym is present in this verse; the setting is described generically as being within water (antar-jale), so a modern geographic identification cannot be made from this fragment alone.
The verse foregrounds composure and verbal recollection of a protective formula in a moment of danger, presenting disciplined speech and focused remembrance as a stabilizing philosophical practice.
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