Varaha Purana 174.65: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 65
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
( नक्षत्रम् ) नमः कमलनाभाय कमलालय केशव ॥ ( स्नानम् ) अमूर्त्ते सर्वतोव्यापिन् नारायण नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
(nakṣatram) namaḥ kamalanābhāya kamalālaya keśava | (snānam) amūrte sarvato-vyāpin nārāyaṇa namo 'stu te ||
हे केशव, तुम्हारी नाभि कमल जैसी है, लक्ष्मी तुम्हारे पास रहती है, तुम्हे प्रणाम। हे नारायण, तुम कोई शकल नहीं, तुम कहीं भी हो, तुम्हे प्रणाम।
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It preserves compact mantra-style epithets that bridge Purāṇic devotion with earlier theological vocabulary (formless/all-pervading), useful for tracing doctrinal and liturgical continuity.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
To pair purification rites (snāna) with reflective salutation that emphasizes universality (all-pervading) and restraint in ritual speech.
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