Varaha Purana 39.23: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 23

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Devanagari script

कालेन महता तस्याः प्रसन्नो गरुडध्वजः । उज्जहार स्थितौ चेमां स्थापयामास सोऽव्ययः ॥ ३९.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.23

Transliteration

kālena mahatā tasyāḥ prasanno garuḍadhvajaḥ | ujjahāra sthitau cemāṃ sthāpayāmāsa so 'vyayaḥ || 39.23 ||

Translation

দীঘল সময়ৰ পিছত গৰুড়ধ্বজ (বিষ্ণু) তাইৰ ওপৰত প্ৰসন্ন হৈ এই পৃথিৱীক উঠাই, যথাস্থিতিত পুনৰ স্থাপন কৰিলে; অব্যয় প্ৰভুৱে দৃঢ়ভাৱে স্থিৰ কৰিলে।

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Word by Word

• कालेन: with time; after some time
• कालेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; time-as-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महता: great; long
• महता: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of कालेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of गरुडध्वजः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गरुडध्वजः: the one whose banner is Garuḍa (Viṣṇu)
• गरुडध्वजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (गरुडो ध्वजः यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उज्जहार: lifted up; drew out
• उज्जहार: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थितौ: in (her) proper state/position
• स्थितौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इमाम्: this (earth)
• इमाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थापयामास: caused to be placed; established
• स्थापयामास: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (Causative), लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha (default, narrative voice not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Environmental Stewardship

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif of cosmic restoration, presenting a mythic framework for re-establishing order after disruption, and is frequently cited in studies of the Varāha (boar) cycle and Earth-retrieval narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a cosmic act (the lifting and re-establishing of Earth) rather than a localized tīrtha or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the principle of restoration and stabilization—an ethical template that can be read archivally as valuing protection of the Earth and the maintenance of rightful order (stability, balance) after disturbance.