Varaha Purana 12.3: Adhyaya 12, Shloka 3
Supratīka’s Hymn to Rāma and the Granting of a Boon through Divine Manifestation
सुप्रतीक उवाच । नमामि रामं नरनाथमच्युतं कविं पुराणं त्रिदशारिनाशनम् । शिवस्वरूपं प्रभवं महेश्वरं सदा प्रपन्नार्तिहरं धृतश्रियम् ॥ १२.३ ॥
supratīka uvāca | namāmi rāmaṃ naranātham acyutaṃ kaviṃ purāṇaṃ tridaśārināśanam | śivasvarūpaṃ prabhavaṃ maheśvaraṃ sadā prapannārtiharaṃ dhṛtaśriyam || 12.3 ||
ಸುಪ್ರತೀಕನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನಾನು ರಾಮನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ: ಅಚ್ಯುತ, ನರನಾಥ, ಕವಿ, ಪುರಾತನ, ದೇವಶತ್ರುನಾಶಕ; ಶಿವಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಪ್ರಭವ, ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ; ಶರಣಾಗತರ ಆర్తಿಯನ್ನು ಸದಾ ಹರಿಸುವವನು, ಧೃತಶ್ರೀಯುತನು.
Supratīka
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It exemplifies Purāṇic stotra-style diction where royal ideals (naranātha) and protective ethics (aid to the distressed) are expressed through layered epithets, reflecting how Purāṇic texts integrate praise-poetry with narrative framing.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as an invocation/praise statement rather than a tīrtha or place-description passage.
The verse foregrounds the ideal of compassionate protection—relieving the suffering of those who seek refuge (prapannārtihara)—as a central virtue associated with exemplary sovereignty and moral authority.
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