Varaha Purana 73.48: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 48
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
मदांशो द्वादशो यस्तु विष्णुनामा महीतले । अवतीर्णो भवन्तं तु आराधयति शंकर ॥ ७३.४८ ॥
madāṁśo dvādaśo yastu viṣṇunāmā mahītale | avatīrṇo bhavantaṁ tu ārādhayati śaṁkara || 73.48 ||
हे शंकर! माझा जो बारावा अंश ‘विष्णु’ या नावाने पृथ्वीवर अवतरला आहे, तो तुझी आराधना करीत आहे।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy of presenting interlinked sectarian traditions (Hari-Hara motifs), documenting how devotional authority and sacred personae are harmonized within narrative theology.
The verse specifies a general setting—mahītale (“on the earth”)—without naming a particular pilgrimage site or region that can be securely mapped to a modern location.
The verse foregrounds the philosophical instruction of reverential worship (ārādhana) and respectful recognition across traditions, presented through the narrative image of a divine descent honoring Śaṅkara.
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