Varaha Purana 73.43: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 43
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
मूर्तो भूत्वा भवानेव मामाराधय केशव । मां वहस्व च देवेश वरं मत्तो गृहीण च । येनाहं सर्वदेवानां पूज्यात् पूज्यतरो भवे ॥ ७३.४३ ॥
mūrto bhūtvā bhavāneva mām ārādhaya keśava | māṁ vahasva ca deveśa varaṁ matto gṛhāṇa ca | yenāhaṁ sarva-devānāṁ pūjyāt pūjyataro bhave || 73.43 ||
केशव, तुम रूप लेकर मेरे पूजा करो। देवताओं के स्वामी, मुझे अपने साथ ले लो। मैं भी तुम्हे एक वरद देता हूँ। उससे मैं सब देवताओं से बड़ा बन जाऊँगा।
Pṛthivī (defaulted by dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic dialogue style where cosmological entities (such as Earth) speak in honorific registers, reflecting the genre’s integration of mythic narrative with ethical and ritual vocabulary.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it focuses on relational and ritual language rather than sacred-site description.
The verse foregrounds reciprocal honor and responsibility through the language of worship (ārādhana/pūjā) and bearing/carrying (vahasva), framing dignity and stewardship as mutually acknowledged duties within the narrative.
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