Varaha Purana 6.15: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 15
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
शरण्यं शरणं देवं विष्णुं जिष्णुं सनातनम् । नीलमेघप्रतीकाशं नमस्ये चक्रपाणिनम् ॥ ६.१५ ॥
śaraṇyaṁ śaraṇaṁ devaṁ viṣṇuṁ jiṣṇuṁ sanātanam | nīlamegha-pratīkāśaṁ namasye cakrapāṇinam || 6.15 ||
मैं विष्णु को नमन करता हूँ। जो लोग शरण में आते हैं, उनकी वो शरण है। वो हमेशा जीतता है और सदा से है। उनकी चमक काले बादल जैसी है और हाथ में चक्र है।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic archival feature: a devotional invocation (stuti) that frames the narrative voice and anchors the text in recognizable Vaiṣṇava epithets and iconography.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily an invocation describing Viṣṇu’s attributes.
A philosophical instruction of seeking refuge (śaraṇa) in an ideal of protection and permanence—articulated here through the language of reverence and the concept of a dependable protector (śaraṇya).
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