Varaha Purana 6.10: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 10
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
श्रीवराह उवाच । नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष नमस्ते मधुसूदन । नमस्ते सर्वलोकेश नमस्ते तिग्मचक्रिणे ॥ ६.१० ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | namaste puṇḍarīkākṣa namaste madhusūdana | namaste sarvalokeśa namaste tigmacakriṇe || 6.10 ||
Śrī Varāha rzekł: 'Cześć Tobie, O Lotosooky; cześć Tobie, O zabójco Madhu. Cześć Tobie, O Panie wszystkich światów; cześć Tobie, O noszący ostry dysk.'
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary convention: an opening stuti (salutatory praise) using established Viṣṇu-epithets to frame the ensuing discourse and establish the speaker’s reverential posture within the narrative.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a formulaic salutation employing theological epithets rather than place-references.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical function is to model humility and disciplined speech by beginning instruction with respectful address and recognition of cosmic stewardship (sarvalokeśa).
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