Varaha Purana 36.16: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 16
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
परोऽसि देव प्रवरः सुराणां पुंसः स्वरूपोऽसि शशिप्रकाशः । हुताशवक्त्राच्युत तीव्रभाव गोपेन्द्र मां पाहि भवे पतन्तम् ॥ ३६.१६ ॥
paro ’si deva pravaraḥ surāṇāṃ puṃsaḥ svarūpo ’si śaśiprakāśaḥ | hutāśavaktrācyuta tīvrabhāva gopendra māṃ pāhi bhave patantam || 36.16 ||
ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า พระองค์ทรงอยู่เหนือยิ่ง เป็นผู้ประเสริฐสุดในหมู่เทพทั้งหลาย พระองค์ทรงเป็นสวรูปแห่งบุรุษสูงสุด สว่างไสวดุจแสงจันทร์ ข้าแต่อจฺยุต ผู้มีพระโอษฐ์ดุจไฟ ผู้ทรงเดชานุภาพแรงกล้า ข้าแต่โคเปนทระ โปรดคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าผู้กำลังตกลงสู่ภพ
Pṛthivī (default speaker per dialogue framework; verse is a supplicatory hymn addressed to a divine protector)
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic stuti (praise-hymn) style, compiling multiple epithets to identify a supreme protective deity; such verses are important for tracing devotional vocabulary and theological synthesis in medieval Sanskrit manuscript traditions.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is on divine attributes and the speaker’s request for protection from bhava (worldly becoming).
The verse foregrounds humility and the pursuit of liberation-oriented refuge: acknowledging human vulnerability within bhava and seeking protection through disciplined supplication rather than asserting worldly power.
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