Varaha Purana 12.6: Adhyaya 12, Shloka 6
Supratīka’s Hymn to Rāma and the Granting of a Boon through Divine Manifestation
भवार्णवे दुःखतरोर्मिसङ्कुले तथाक्षमाणाग्रहणेऽतिभीषणे । न मज्जति त्वत्स्मरणप्लवो नरः स्मृतोऽसि रामेति तथा तपोवने ॥ १२.६ ॥
bhavārṇave duḥkha-tarormi-saṅkule tathākṣamāṇā-grahaṇe ’tibhīṣaṇe | na majjati tvat-smaraṇa-plavo naraḥ smṛto ’si rāmeti tathā tapovane || 12.6 ||
संसार समुंदर में दुख की वेव्स हैं, बहुत भयानक है। जो तुम्हे याद रखता है वो डूबता नहीं। इसलिए तपोवन में लोग राम राम कहते हैं।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a widely attested Purāṇic and epic-era metaphor—saṃsāra as an ocean—and frames remembrance (smaraṇa) as a disciplined practice, reflecting the didactic style typical of Purāṇic instruction and its integration with ascetic (tapovana) settings.
No specific toponym is named here; “tapovana” denotes an ascetic forest/grove as a literary and cultural landscape category rather than a uniquely identifiable modern location.
The verse emphasizes sustained recollection (smaraṇa) as a stabilizing discipline amid suffering and fear—presented as a practical ethical-philosophical method for maintaining composure and direction within the uncertainties of worldly life.
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