Varaha Purana 33.16: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 16
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
देवा ऊचुः । नमो देवातिदेवाय त्रिनेत्राय महात्मने । रक्तपिङ्गलनेत्राय जटामुकुटधारिणे ॥ ३३.१६ ॥
devā ūcuḥ | namo devātidevāya trinetrāya mahātmane | raktapiṅgalanetrāya jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇe || 33.16 ||
ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു— “ദേവാതിദേവനായ ത്രിനേത്ര മഹാത്മാവേ, നമസ്കാരം. രക്തപിംഗളനേത്രനായി ജടാമുകുടം ധരിക്കുന്നവനേ, പ്രണാമം.”
Devāḥ (the gods)
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It preserves a conventional Purāṇic stuti formula (“devā ūcuḥ … namaḥ …”) and documents classical iconographic epithets (trinetra, jaṭā) used in early medieval Sanskrit literary culture.
No geographic toponym is stated in this verse; it functions as an invocation/praise passage rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse foregrounds a cultural practice of respectful address and humility (namaḥ) within dialogue—an etiquette of speech rather than a prescriptive moral rule.
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