Varaha Purana 73.19: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 19
Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara
अनादिदेवोऽच्युत शेषशेखर प्रभो विभो भूतपते महेश्वर । मरुत्पते सर्वपते जगत्पते भुवः पते भुवनपते सदा नमः ॥ ७३.१९ ॥
anādidevo 'cyuta śeṣaśekhara prabho vibho bhūtapate maheśvara | marutpate sarvapate jagatpate bhuvaḥ pate bhuvanapate sadā namaḥ || 73.19 ||
హే అనాది దేవా! హే అచ్యుతా, శేషుని శిరోరత్నమా! హే ప్రభూ, హే విభూ, హే భూతపతీ మహేశ్వరా! హే మరుత్పతీ, హే సర్వపతీ, హే జగత్పతీ! హే భూపతీ, హే భువనపతీ—నీకెప్పుడూ నమస్కారం.
Varāha (default attribution within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic stotra style in which multiple epithets are layered to describe a supreme deity using pan-sectarian vocabulary; such verses are important for tracing the shared theological lexicon of early medieval Sanskrit traditions.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it is primarily an invocation describing cosmic lordship (jagat/bhuvana) rather than a pilgrimage site or regional geography.
The verse models a philosophical discipline of humility and reverential address through 'namaḥ' (homage), emphasizing acknowledgment of cosmic order and sovereignty rather than prescribing a concrete social rule.
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