Varaha Purana 21.70: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 70
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
सिताङ्गरागाप्रतिपन्नमूर्ते कपालधारिं त्रिपुरघ्न देव । प्रपाहि नः सर्वभयेषु चैव उमापते पुष्करनालजन्म ॥ २१.७१ ॥
sitāṅgarāgāpratipannamūrte kapāladhāriṁ tripuraghna deva | prapāhi naḥ sarvabhayeṣu caiva umāpate puṣkaranālajanma || 21.71 ||
淡き塗香により身を塗られた御姿を取られし神よ、髑髏を持つ御方よ、トリプラを滅ぼす神よ——あらゆる危難において我らを守り給え。ウマーの主よ、蓮の茎より生まれし御方よ、我らを護持し給え。
Pṛthivī (default, within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
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It preserves a compact Śiva-stuti using well-known Purāṇic epithets (e.g., Tripuraghna, Kapāladhārin), illustrating how Purāṇic compilations often embed hymn-like verses within broader narrative or didactic frames.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions primarily as an invocation for protection rather than a description of sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds a cultural-philosophical practice of seeking protection and composure amid fear through formalized praise and remembrance of a deity’s attributes.
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