Varaha Purana 124.8: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 8
Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons
Seasonal Devotional Procedure
नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥ मन्त्रः— नमोऽस्तु देवदेवेश शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ॥ नमोऽस्तु ते लोकनाथ प्रवीराय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
namo nārāyaṇety uktvā imaṃ mantram udīrayet || mantraḥ— namo 'stu devadeveśa śaṅkhacakragadādhara || namo 'stu te lokanātha pravīrāya namo 'stu te ||
“నమో నారాయణ” అని పలికి ఈ మంత్రాన్ని ఉచ్చరించాలి— “నమోఽస్తు దేవదేవేశ శంఖచక్రగదాధర। నమోఽస్తు తే లోకనాథ ప్రవీరాయ నమోఽస్తు తే।”
Narrative instruction (default framework: Varāha as instructor)
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It preserves a formulaic devotional mantra typical of Purāṇic liturgy, illustrating how praise (stuti) and recitation were embedded in narrative instruction.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse.
The verse frames disciplined recitation and reverential speech as a foundational practice—an ethic of mindful address toward the divine in ritual settings.
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