Varaha Purana 73.37: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 37
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
इति प्रकाशं कृतमेतदीश स्तवं मया सर्वगतं विबुद्ध्वा । संसारचक्रक्रममाणयुक्त्या भीतं पुनीह्यच्युत केवलत्वम् ॥ ७३.३७ ॥
iti prakāśaṁ kṛtam etad īśa stavaṁ mayā sarvagataṁ vibuddhvā | saṁsāracakrakramamāṇayuktyā bhītaṁ punīhy acyuta kevalatvam || 73.37 ||
इति मया सर्वगतं त्वां विबुद्ध्वा प्रकाशं स्तवः कृतः। संसारचक्रे क्रममाणोऽहं युक्त्या भीतः; अच्युत, मां पुनीहि, केवलत्वं देहि।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode: a stotra embedded within narrative dialogue, emphasizing personal reflection on saṁsāra and the aspiration for purification and liberation.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is primarily a devotional-philosophical statement rather than a sacred-geography reference.
The verse foregrounds self-awareness and moral-spiritual accountability: recognizing one’s fear and vulnerability within saṁsāra and seeking purification through disciplined understanding and supplication.
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