Varaha Purana 73.16: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 16
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
तस्य मूर्तौ तु जातायां सक्तोत्रेणानेन सुव्रत । स्तुतो मया स विश्वात्मा तपसा स्मृतकर्मणा ॥ ७३.१६ ॥
tasya mūrtau tu jātāyāṃ saktotreṇānena suvrata | stuto mayā sa viśvātmā tapasā smṛtakarmaṇā || 73.16 ||
जब उनकी शकल सामने आ गई, हे व्रत वाले, मैंने उनकी स्तुति की। यह विश्व के आधार हैं। मैंने तप किया और अपने काम याद रखते हुए उन्हें याद किया।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic motif: the appearance of a divine manifestation (mūrti) followed by formal praise (stotra), linking ritual-poetic devotion with ethical discipline (tapas) and mindful action (smṛta-karma).
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily devotional-philosophical rather than a sacred-geography notice.
The verse associates praise and spiritual practice with disciplined conduct (tapas) and mindful performance of actions (smṛta-karma), presenting ethical self-regulation as integral to religious-poetic expression.
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