Varaha Purana 113.29: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 29
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
सपर्वतवनैः सार्द्धं मां तारय पितामह ॥ पृथिव्या वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
saparvatavanaiḥ sārddhaṃ māṃ tāraya pitāmaha || pṛthivyā vacanaṃ śrutvā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
«Salva-me, juntamente com minhas montanhas e florestas, ó Avô.» Tendo ouvido as palavras de Pṛthivī, Brahmā—o Avô dos mundos—(respondeu).
Pṛthivī (first half); Narratorial transition implied in second half
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It explicitly includes mountains and forests in Earth’s plea, offering a textual witness to an integrated view of environment within Purāṇic cosmology.
No specific mountain range or forest is named; the reference is collective (parvata-vana) rather than regional.
The welfare of Earth is presented as inseparable from the welfare of its ecosystems—mountains and forests—supporting a stewardship-oriented reading.
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