Varaha Purana 31.7 — Adhyaya 31, Shloka 7
The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Form for Cosmic Governance
the Vaiṣṇava Creation Narrative
सर्वज्ञः सर्वकर्त्ता त्वं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः । त्रैलोक्यविघ्ननाशाच्च त्वं भव विष्णुः सनातनः ॥ ३१.७ ॥
sarvajñaḥ sarvakartā tvaṃ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ | trailokyavighnanāśāc ca tvaṃ bhava viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ || 31.7 ||
তুমি সর্বজ্ঞ, তুমি সর্বকর্তা, এবং সকল লোকের দ্বারা নমস্কৃত। ত্রিলোকে বিঘ্ননাশের জন্য তুমি সনাতন বিষ্ণু হও।
Varāha (default speaker attribution within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework, since the fragment does not explicitly specify)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"reverent and affirming","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The verse functions as a stotra-like identification: omniscience, universal agency, and obstacle-removal across trailokya are marks of the supreme Viṣṇu—integrating avatāra into the eternal (sanātana) absolute.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"No explicit yajña-limb mapping; the ‘trailokya’ scope implicitly aligns the deity with cosmic order-maintenance (ṛta/dharma) that yajña ritually mirrors.","vedantic_connection":"Names classic īśvara-lakṣaṇas (sarvajñatva, sarvakartṛtva) and frames avatāra as manifestation of the sanātana brahman/viṣṇu rather than a merely local deity."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology","core_concept":"The supreme is characterized by omniscience, universal causality, and beneficent governance; ‘Vishnu’ here is the eternal principle manifesting for cosmic welfare.","practical_application":"Invoke Viṣṇu as vighna-nāśaka in personal and communal undertakings; align actions with dharma to participate in cosmic order."}
Subject Matter: ["Theology (attributes of the divine)","Cosmology (three-world framework)","Ethics (removal of obstacles as a beneficent function)"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic realm
Related Themes: Adjacent verses on trailokya manifestation and divine administration in this adhyāya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee-like figure (or Earth as personified goddess) offers a hymn to the Lord, who stands as the eternal Viṣṇu presiding over the three worlds, dissolving obstacles.","item_prompts":["personified Earth/goddess in añjali","Viṣṇu with serene authority","three-world iconography (upper celestial, mid atmospheric, lower earthly)","symbolic ‘obstacles’ dissolving (dark knots/blocks breaking)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Bhū-devī with green/earth tones praising; Viṣṇu central, calm; stylized trailokya bands; minimal but iconic obstacle motifs fading.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Viṣṇu with gold halo and ornate arch; Bhū-devī at side; three-world medallions; gold highlights on ‘sanātana’ grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined stotra scene; subtle obstacle motifs; emphasis on facial serenity and devotional gaze.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical devotional tableau; delicate clouds for mid-world; small celestial beings above; earthy foreground with Bhū-devī."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional and proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, hymn-like, with uplift on epithets (sarvajñaḥ, sarvakarttā)"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode—stuti (formal praise)—using stock epithets (e.g., sarvajña, sarvakartā) to frame the central figure’s cosmic authority within the broader Sanskrit devotional and philosophical register.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it uses the cosmological scope of trailokya (“the three worlds”) rather than a localized sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds an ideal of beneficent cosmic governance: the praised figure is characterized as one who removes obstacles (vighna-nāśa) for the welfare of beings across the three worlds.
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