Varaha Purana 10.7: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 7
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च । सर्वे भवन्तं शरणं गताः स्म कुरुष्व पूज्यानिह विश्वमूर्ते ॥ १०.७ ॥
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā viśve ’śvinau marutaś coṣmapāś ca | sarve bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ sma kuruṣva pūjyāniha viśvamūrte || 10.7 ||
रुद्र, आदित्य, वसु और साध्य सब यहाँ हैं। विश्वेदेव, अश्विन, मरुत और उष्मपा भी हैं। हम सब तुम्हारे पास आए हैं। तुम्हारी शरण में हैं। तुम्हारी शक्ति पूरी दुनिया में है। हमें भी इज्जत दिलवा दो।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature: enumerating classes of deities to portray a pan-cosmic consensus that a single cosmic figure functions as refuge and stabilizing authority, reflecting the integrative theological style of early medieval Sanskrit Purāṇa composition.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and liturgical, focusing on divine collectives rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds the philosophical theme of seeking refuge (śaraṇa) in a universal principle/agent and recognizing what is worthy of honor (pūjya), presented as a cultural-ethical orientation rather than a prescriptive mandate.
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