Varaha Purana 11.19: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 19
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
तस्य मे निर्धनस्याद्य देवदेव जगत्पते । भक्तिनम्रस्य देवेश कुरुष्वान्नाद्यसंचयम् ॥ ११.१९ ॥
tasya me nirdhanasyādya devadeva jagatpate | bhaktinamrasya deveśa kuruṣv annādyasañcayam || 11.19 ||
ഹേ ദേവദേവ, ജഗത്പതേ! ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ ദരിദ്രനും ഭക്തിയിൽ നമ്രനുമാണ്; ഹേ ദേവേശ, എനിക്കായി അന്നവും ആവശ്യവസ്തുക്കളും ഒരുക്കണമേ.
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework: the inquirer addressing Varāha)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical concern: the vulnerability of the poor and the cultural ideal that legitimate authority (divine or royal) safeguards basic subsistence such as food and daily necessities.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is a direct supplication framed in universal terms (jagatpati, “lord of the world”).
The verse foregrounds the moral priority of ensuring food-security and basic provisions, presenting sustenance (anna-ādya) as a central social responsibility and an object of compassionate response.
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