Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
लोकनाथं सुरश्रेष्ठमादिकर्त्तारमञ्जसा ।। लोकेशं धन्विनं श्रेष्ठं याहि मायाकरण्डकम्
lokanāthaṃ suraśreṣṭham ādikarttāram añjasā || lokeśaṃ dhanvinaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ yāhi māyākaraṇḍakam
“Hãy đi ngay, không chậm trễ, đến Đấng Chúa Tể của thế gian—bậc tối thượng trong chư thiên, Đấng Tạo Hóa nguyên sơ; đến vị Thế Chủ, bậc thiện xạ cầm cung—hãy đến Māyākaraṇḍaka.”
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It preserves a catalog of royal-divine epithets typical of Purāṇic address, useful for studying how authority and protection are linguistically constructed in early medieval Sanskrit narrative.
The term “Māyākaraṇḍaka” appears as a proper name; without additional manuscript context it cannot be securely mapped to a modern location and may function as an epithet or a locale within the narrative geography.
The verse recommends seeking competent refuge—turning to the most capable guardian when confronted with systemic peril.
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