Varaha Purana 33.24: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 24
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
विश्वेश्वराय देवाय शिवशम्भुभवाय च । कपर्दिने करालाय महादेवाय ते नमः ॥ ३३.२४ ॥
viśveśvarāya devāya śivaśambhubhavāya ca | kapardine karālāya mahādevāya te namaḥ || 33.24 ||
आपको नमस्कार है, दुनिया के भगवान। आप शिव हैं, शंभु हैं, भव हैं। जिनके बाल जटे हैं, उनको प्रणाम। जो डरावने हैं, उनको भी नमस्कार। महादेव, आपको प्रणाम है।
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic hymn-style diction (stuti) through a compact sequence of epithets, reflecting how later Sanskrit literature catalogues divine names as a mode of theological description and literary devotion.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a theological salutation rather than a sacred-geography reference.
The verse models a philosophical posture of humility and reverential address—using disciplined speech and respectful naming—rather than issuing a direct ethical command.
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