Varaha Purana 55.32: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 32
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
त्वमादिदेवः परमार्थरूपी विभुः पुराणः पुरुषोत्तमश्च । अतीन्द्रियो वेदविदां प्रधानः प्रपाहि मां शङ्खगदास्त्रपाणे ॥ ५५.३२ ॥
tvam ādidevaḥ paramārtharūpī vibhuḥ purāṇaḥ puruṣottamaś ca | atīndriyo vedavidāṁ pradhānaḥ prapāhi māṁ śaṅkhagadāstrapāṇe || 55.32 ||
आप पहले देवता हैं। आपका रूप सच्चाई है। आप सब जगह हैं। आप बहुत पुराने हैं और सबसे बड़े हैं। आप इन्द्रियों से परे हैं। वेद जानने वाले में भी आप सबसे आगे हैं। शंख, गदा और हथियार पकड़े मुझे बचाओ।
Pṛthivī (defaulted under Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature: concise stuti-verses that combine philosophical epithets (e.g., paramārtha, atīndriya) with recognizable iconography (conch and mace), reflecting the synthesis of doctrine and devotional-poetic address in early medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a theological and philosophical address to the deity.
The verse foregrounds the refuge/protection motif (prapāhi mām), presenting an ethic of seeking safeguarding through acknowledgment of transcendent reality and responsibility-oriented self-positioning (the speaker’s appeal for protection) rather than prescribing a specific social rule.
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