Varaha Purana 217.2: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 2
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue
भगवद्विश्वरूपस्य स्थाणोरप्रतिमौजसः ॥ क्रीडतो लोकनाथस्य कानने मृगरूपिणः ॥
bhagavad-viśvarūpasya sthāṇor apratimaujasaḥ || krīḍato lokanāthasya kānane mṛgarūpiṇaḥ ||
O Błogosławionym w uniwersalnej formie, o Sthanu, którego energia jest bez równych, o Panu świata, który przybrawszy postać zwierzęcia, bawi się w lesie.
Sanatkumāra (continuing narration)
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It preserves a theological-poetic portrait combining cosmic form (viśvarūpa), supreme power, and wilderness imagery—useful for studying Purāṇic conceptions of divinity and landscape.
A forest (kānana) is mentioned generically; it signals a wilderness setting rather than a specific mapped location.
Implicitly, the verse normalizes the forest as a meaningful space of encounter and reflection, supporting a cultural valuation of non-urban landscapes.
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