Varaha Purana 7.34: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 34
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
बीजोद्भवो यः सृजते चतुर्मुख-स्तथैव नारायणरूपतो जगत् । प्रपालयेद् रुद्रवपुस्तथान्तकृद् गदाधरो जयतु षडर्धमूर्तिमान् ॥ ७.३४ ॥
bījodbhavo yaḥ sṛjate caturmukhas tathaiva nārāyaṇarūpato jagat | prapālayed rudravapus tathāntakṛd gadādharo jayatu ṣaḍarddhamūrtimān || 7.34 ||
షడర్ధమూర్తిమంతుడైన గదాధరునికి జయము కలుగుగాక: బీజోద్భవ చతుర్ముఖుడై సృష్టి చేయును; నారాయణరూపముగా జగత్తును పోషించును; రుద్రవపువుగా రక్షించును; అంతకృద్రూపముగా లయము కలుగజేయును।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of synthesizing multiple cosmic functions (creation, preservation, dissolution) into a single theological framework, illustrating how sectarian and pan-Indic cosmologies were harmonized in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and theological rather than tied to a specific sacred site.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction about cosmic order: the world-process is understood as structured through distinct functions (creation, maintenance, dissolution) that are integrated within a unified principle of governance.
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