Varaha Purana 1.19: Adhyaya 1, Shloka 19
Praise of Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Foundational Questions
धरण्युवाच । नमः कमलपत्राक्ष नमस्ते पीतवाससे । नमः सुरारिविध्वंसकारिणे परमात्मने ॥ १.२० ॥
dharaṇy uvāca | namaḥ kamalapatrākṣa namaste pītavāsase | namaḥ surārividhvaṃsakāriṇe paramātmane || 1.20 ||
พระแม่ธรณีกล่าวว่า “ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีพระเนตรดุจกลีบบัว ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้ทรงภูษาสีเหลือง ขอนอบน้อมแด่ปรมาตมัน ผู้ทรงทำลายศัตรูแห่งเหล่าเทวะ”
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī / Earth)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic opening mode: a named speaker offers formal salutations using recognizable epithets, situating the narrative within a devotional-literary register while preserving dialogue structure.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as an invocation rather than a sacred-geography reference.
The verse foregrounds reverential address and acknowledgement of a cosmic protector figure; ethically, it models humility and recognition of protective agency within the maintenance of order.
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