Varaha Purana 17.20: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 20
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
नारायणं नरकहरं सुरेशं भक्त्या नमस्कुर्वति यो नृपीष । स वीतशोकः परमं विशोकं प्राप्नोति विष्णोः पदमव्ययं तत् ॥ १७.२० ॥
nārāyaṇaṁ narakaharaṁ sureśaṁ bhaktyā namaskurvati yo nṛpīśa | sa vītaśokaḥ paramaṁ viśokaṁ prāpnoti viṣṇoḥ padam avyayaṁ tat || 17.20 ||
राजा, जो कोई भक्ति से नारायण को नमस्कार करता है, वो नरक से छूट जाता है। नारायण देवियों का बड़ा है। ऐसा इंसान दुख से आज़ाद हो जाता है। वो विष्णु का वो स्थान पा लेता है जो कभी खत्म नहीं होता। वहाँ कोई दुख नहीं रहता।
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic devotional idiom in which reverential salutation to Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa is framed as a disciplined practice yielding liberation-like outcomes, illustrating the integration of praise-poetry with ethical and soteriological themes in later Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is theological-philosophical (devotion and its result) rather than sacred geography.
The verse recommends a disciplined attitude of devotion and humility (bhaktyā namaskāra) toward Nārāyaṇa, presenting it as a practice associated with the cessation of sorrow and attainment of an imperishable spiritual state.
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