Varaha Purana 188.64: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 64
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
नमो नमो मेदिनी लोकमातरुर्व्यै महाशैलशिलाधरायै ॥ नमो नमो धारिणि लोकधात्रि जगत्प्रतिष्ठे वसुधे नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
namo namo medinī lokamātā rurvyai mahāśailaśilādharāyai || namo namo dhāriṇi lokadhātri jagatpratiṣṭhe vasudhe namo'stu te ||
देवी मेदिनी, पृथ्वी माता, तुम्हे प्रणाम है। तुम बड़े पहाड़ और पत्थर अपने ऊपर उठा के रखती हो। हे धरनी, तुम्हे प्रणाम है। तुम सारी दुनिया को पालते हो, तुम ही इस दुनिया की नींव हो।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; addressing Earth as Devi)
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It is a concise Purāṇic Earth-hymn (stuti) that frames the planet as a sustaining foundation, relevant to studies of sacral ecology and cosmological poetics.
No single place-name is specified; the verse speaks of Earth in a universalized cosmographic sense (bearing mountains and rocks).
Cultivate reverence and gratitude toward Earth as the support of life and human practice, expressed through disciplined praise within ritual.
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