Varaha Purana 57.6: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 6
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
नमोऽस्त्वमृतरूपाय सर्वौषधिनृपाय च । यज्ञलोकाधिपतये सोमाय परमात्मने ॥ ५७.६ ॥
namo 'stv amṛtarūpāya sarvauṣadhinṛpāya ca | yajñalokādhipataye somāya paramātmane || 57.6 ||
Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang berwujud keabadian; dan kepada-Mu, raja segala herba ubatan; kepada penguasa alam yajña—Soma—yang merupakan Ātman Tertinggi.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic stuti style that integrates Vedic ritual vocabulary (yajña, Soma) with later philosophical terminology (paramātman), illustrating continuity between ritual and metaphysical discourse.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is conceptual (the 'realm of sacrifice'), not topographical.
The verse promotes a philosophical orientation of reverence toward life-sustaining forces—immortality/renewal and medicinal vegetation—framing them as worthy of honor within a ritual-cosmic order.
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