Varaha Purana 7.29: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 29
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
रैभ्य उवाच । गदाधरं विबुधजनैरभिष्टुतं धृतक्ष्ममं क्षुधितजनार्त्तिनाशनम् । शिवं विशालासुरसैन्यमर्दनं नमाम्यहं हतसकलाशुभं स्मृतौ ॥ ७.२९ ॥
raibhya uvāca | gadādharaṁ vibudhajanair abhiṣṭutaṁ dhṛtakṣamam kṣudhita-janārtti-nāśanam | śivaṁ viśālā-sura-sainya-mardanaṁ namāmy ahaṁ hata-sakalāśubhaṁ smṛtau || 7.29 ||
रैभ्य बोले, मैं गदाधर को प्रणाम करता हूँ। जिनके हाथ में गदा है, जिनकी देवी-देवता भी स्तुति करते हैं। यह धरती को धरण करते हैं, भूखों का दुख दूर करते हैं। यह शुभ हैं, असुरों की बड़ी फौज को कुछ देने वाले हैं। इनका नाम लेने से सारी बुराई चली जाती है।
Raibhya
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic stotra-style formula that links divine kingship to social welfare (relief of hunger) and cosmic stability (support of the earth), reflecting how Purāṇic texts integrate political-ethical ideals with mythic theology.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; its imagery is pan-cosmic (earth-support, conflict with asuras) rather than tied to a particular tīrtha or region.
The verse foregrounds an ethical ideal of alleviating human suffering—especially hunger—alongside maintaining worldly order, presenting protection and welfare as key virtues associated with the praised figure.
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