Varaha Purana 148.71: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 71
The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline
नाम कुर्वन्ति मे तत्र मणिपूरगिरौ ततः ॥ स्तुतस्वामीति विख्यातं मम कर्मव्यपाश्रितम् ॥
nāma kurvanti me tatra maṇipūragirau tataḥ || stutasvāmīti vikhyātaṃ mama karmavyapāśritam ||
ณ ที่นั้น บนภูเขามณิปูระ พวกเขาจึงตั้งนามให้เรา; ด้วยเหตุนั้นเราจึงเป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘สตุทัสวามิน’ นามที่อาศัยการกระทำของเราเป็นมูล
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It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts preserve onomastic traditions—linking a deity’s epithet to localized narratives and commemorative practices.
Maṇipūragiri (Maṇipūra mountain) is explicitly named as the setting for the epithet’s formation.
The verse implies that reputation (vikhyāti) should be grounded in actions (karma), presenting a deed-centered moral logic.
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