Varaha Purana 136.121: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 121
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
देवं नारायणं चैैकं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ॥ हे विष्णो त्वत्प्रसादेन देवत्वं चैव माधव ॥
devaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ caikaṁ sarvalokamaheśvaram || he viṣṇo tvatprasādena devatvaṁ caiva mādhava
नारायण एक भगवान हैं, सब दुनिया के बड़े मालिक। हे विष्णु, तुम्हारी कृपा से ही देवता बनते हैं, माधव।
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The verse reflects a Purāṇic idiom in which sovereignty over cosmic realms is attributed to Nārāyaṇa, shaping later theological vocabulary and literary convention.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
It foregrounds the idea that status and power are contingent—portrayed as dependent on ‘prasāda’ (favor/grace), a common moral-causal framing in Purāṇic discourse.
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