Varaha Purana 129.21: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 21
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
ततो भूमेर्वचः श्रुत्वा अनादिरपराजितः ॥ लोकानां प्रवरः श्रेष्ठः प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम् ॥
tato bhūmer vacaḥ śrutvā anādir aparājitaḥ || lokānāṃ pravaraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca vasundharām ||
धरती की बात सुन के, जो कोई उन्हे हरा न सके, जो शुरू से हैं, सबसे बड़े हैं, उन्होंने धरती को जवाब दिया।
Varāha (identified by epithets anādi, aparājita)
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