Varaha Purana 32.19: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 19
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
देवा ऊचुः । नमोऽस्तु शशिसङ्काश नमस्ते जगतः पते । नमोऽस्तु देवरूपाय स्वर्गमार्गप्रदर्शक । कर्ममार्गस्वरूपाय सर्वगाय नमो नमः ॥ ३२.२० ॥
devā ūcuḥ | namo 'stu śaśisaṅkāśa namas te jagataḥ pate | namo 'stu devarūpāya svargamārgapradarśaka | karmamārgasvarūpāya sarvagāya namo namaḥ || 32.20 ||
神々は言った。「月のごとく輝く御方よ、汝に敬礼する。世の主よ、汝に敬礼する。神聖なる姿を現し、天界への道を示す御方よ、汝に敬礼する。業（カルマ）の道そのものなる遍在者よ—敬礼、敬礼。」
Devāḥ (the gods)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature—devotional praise (stuti) embedded within narrative dialogue—using standard epithets (e.g., “lord of the world,” “moon-like radiance”) to frame the authority of the teaching voice.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is doctrinal praise describing the deity as guide to the “svarga-mārga” (path to heaven).
The verse foregrounds karmamārga—ethical action and duty-oriented conduct—as a legitimate pathway emphasized by the text’s speaker, presented here as a guiding principle rather than a sectarian command.
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