Varaha Purana 113.32: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 32
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
सर्वेषामेव नः कार्यं यच्च किञ्चित्प्रवर्त्तते ।। सर्वांस्तारयितुं शक्तः कि पुनस्त्वां वसुन्धरे
sarveṣām eva naḥ kāryaṃ yac ca kiñcit pravarttate || sarvāṃs tārayituṃ śaktaḥ ki punas tvāṃ vasundhare
અમારા સૌના માટે જે કંઈ કાર્ય પ્રવર્તે—તે સૌને તારવા સમર્થ છે; તો હે વસુંધરે, તને તો વધુ જ તારશે।
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The line illustrates a common Purāṇic rhetorical structure (a fortiori argument: “if X, then how much more Y”), valuable for stylistic and discourse analysis in Sanskrit narrative.
No specific place is named; the focus is the Earth as a personified entity.
It emphasizes reliance on proven capacity and collective welfare—seeking a protector whose responsibility is framed as universal rather than narrow or partisan.
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