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Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

त्वयोद्धृता देव धरा धरेश धराधराकार धृताग्रदंष्ट्रे धराधरैः सर्वजनैः समुद्रैः सुरासुरैः सेवितचन्द्रवक्त्र

tvayoddhṛtā deva dharā dhareśa dharādharākāra dhṛtāgradaṃṣṭre dharādharaiḥ sarvajanaiḥ samudraiḥ surāsuraiḥ sevitacandravaktra

O Deva, O Lord who upholds the Earth! By you the Earth has been lifted up—you who assumed the form of a mighty bearer of mountains, with the Earth raised upon the tip of your tusk. You are worshipped by the lords of mountains, by all beings, by the oceans, and by both Devas and Asuras—O Śiva, whose face is radiant like the moon.

tvayāby You
tvayā:
uddhṛtālifted up, rescued
uddhṛtā:
devaO god, O luminous Lord
deva:
dharāthe Earth
dharā:
dhareśaO Lord of the Earth/supports
dhareśa:
dharādhara-ākārahaving the form of a mountain-bearer (mighty boar-like supporter)
dharādhara-ākāra:
dhṛtaheld, borne
dhṛta:
agratip, foremost point
agra:
daṁṣṭreon the tusk
daṁṣṭre:
dharādharaiḥby the mountain-bearers / kings of mountains
dharādharaiḥ:
sarva-janaiḥby all beings/people
sarva-janaiḥ:
samudraiḥby the oceans
samudraiḥ:
sura-asuraiḥby Devas and Asuras
sura-asuraiḥ:
sevitarevered, served, worshipped
sevita:
candra-vaktramoon-faced, having a face like the moon.
candra-vaktra:

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Varaha/Earth-uplift context)