Varaha Purana 39.23: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 23

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Pṛthivī-uddhāra (Restoration of Earth) Narrative

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 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

দীর্ঘ সময় পরে গরুড়ধ্বজ (বিষ্ণু) তাঁর প্রতি প্রসন্ন হয়ে এই পৃথিবীকে তুলে এনে যথাস্থানে পুনরায় প্রতিষ্ঠা করলেন; অব্যয় প্রভু তাঁকে দৃঢ়ভাবে স্থাপন করলেন।

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Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandhi Notes

• चेमाम् = च + इमाम्
• सोऽव्ययः = सः + अव्ययः (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ः + अ → ओऽ)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

She listens

Her state of mind

Relieved; restored from submergence/displacement to stability

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology of grace (prasāda)

Subjects

CosmologyEcologyEthicsSacred Geography

Core idea

Divine compassion responds to sustained devotion; the imperishable Lord re-stabilizes what has fallen into disorder.

In practice

Sustain long-term sādhana without impatience; trust that restoration may be gradual (‘after a long time’) yet certain under divine governance.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Vişṇu (Garuḍa-bannered) lifts Earth up and re-establishes her in her proper condition (sthiti).

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

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.