Varaha Purana 1.23: Adhyaya 1, Shloka 23
Praise of Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Foundational Questions
पूर्णनीलाञ्जनाकारं वाराहं ते जनार्दन । दृष्ट्वा भीतास्मि भूयोऽपि जगत् त्वद्देहगोचरम् । इदानीं कुरु मे नाथ दयां त्राहि महाभयात् ॥ १.२४ ॥
pūrṇa-nīlāñjanākāraṁ vārāhaṁ te janārdana | dṛṣṭvā bhītāsmi bhūyo 'pi jagat tvad-deha-gocaram | idānīṁ kuru me nātha dayāṁ trāhi mahā-bhayāt || 1.24 ||
ഹേ ജനാർദനാ! ഗാഢനീല അഞ്ജനത്തെപ്പോലെ തോന്നുന്ന നിന്റെ വരാഹരൂപം കണ്ടിട്ട് ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും ഭീതനായിരിക്കുന്നു, കാരണം ലോകം നിന്റെ ദേഹപരിധിക്കുള്ളിൽ എത്തിയതുപോലെ തോന്നുന്നു. ഇപ്പോൾ, ഹേ നാഥാ, എനിക്കു കരുണ കാണിച്ച് മഹാഭയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷിക്കണമേ.
Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a dialogic frame where cosmic events are expressed through personified figures (here, Earth) addressing a divine protector, situating the text within early medieval Sanskrit cosmological storytelling.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is cosmological (“the world”) rather than a pilgrimage or regional location.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical instruction of seeking protection through compassion (dayā) in the face of existential fear, emphasizing the ideal of safeguarding the world rather than domination over it.
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