Varaha Purana 36.14: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 14
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
व्याध्यादियुक्तः पुरुषैर्ग्रहैश्च सङ्घट्टमानं पुनरेव देव । नमोऽस्तु ते युद्धरते महात्मा जनार्दनो गोपतिरुग्रबाहुः ॥ ३६.१४ ॥
vyādhyādiyuktaḥ puruṣair grahaiś ca saṅghaṭṭamānaṃ punar eva deva | namo 'stu te yuddharate mahātmā janārdano gopatir ugrabhāhuḥ || 36.14 ||
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It preserves a Purāṇic stotra-style address that reflects how medieval Sanskrit compilers framed divine protection in contexts of illness, social threat, and conflict, using established epithets for Viṣṇu (e.g., Janārdana, ugrabhāhu).
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a general invocation rather than a location-specific māhātmya passage.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical posture of seeking protection and order in times of affliction and danger, expressed through respectful address (namo 'stu te) rather than prescriptive social rules.
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