Shloka 15

Bhīma-Dvādaśī (Ekādaśī) Māhātmya and Varāha-Pūjā Vidhi

Devanagari script

वराहाय नमः पादौ क्रोडाकृतये नमः कटिम् / नाभिं गंभीरघोषया उरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे

Transliteration

varāhāya namaḥ pādau kroḍākṛtaye namaḥ kaṭim / nābhiṃ gaṃbhīraghoṣayā uraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe

Translation

Ehrerbietung Varāha—ich verneige mich vor Seinen Füßen. Ehrerbietung dem im Ebergestalt—ich verneige mich vor Seiner Hüfte. Ich verneige mich vor Seinem Nabel, der tief widerhallt, und vor Seiner Brust, die das Zeichen Śrīvatsa trägt.

Word by Word

• वराहाय: to Varāha
• वराहाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection), नमस्कारार्थक

• पादौ: (his) two feet
• पादौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• क्रोडाकृतये: to the one of boar-form
• क्रोडाकृतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोड (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• कटिम्: (his) waist
• कटिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाभिम्: navel
• नाभिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गंभीरघोषया: with deep-sounding (praise/voice)
• गंभीरघोषया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गंभीर (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (करणे/सहभावे—‘गंभीरघोषया (स्तुत्या/वाचा)’ इत्यर्थे)

• उरः: chest
• उरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीवत्सधारिणे: to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa mark
• श्रीवत्सधारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in a hymn/praise context within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Contemplative worship through naming and honoring divine limbs and attributes (Srivatsa, deep-resounding navel).

Vedantic Theme: Ekatva-in-multiplicity: the One Lord apprehended through attributes; devotion stabilizes the mind toward shanta.

Application: Use structured salutations in japa/puja; meditate on divine qualities (protection, auspiciousness) to cultivate steadiness and gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: inner shrine/mental altar (manasa-puja)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.127.16-17 (continued limb salutations; chakrin; vigil)

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Vishnu
• Shrivatsa

FAQs

What is the importance of praising Varāha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as devotional worship of Vishnu as Varāha, invoking divine protection and auspiciousness through remembrance of His sacred form and marks like Śrīvatsa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes bhakti (devotional remembrance) as a purifying support, which the Garuda Purana frequently presents as beneficial for spiritual upliftment alongside dharma and rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a short daily prayer to cultivate steadiness, reverence, and ethical living grounded in devotion to Vishnu’s protective aspect.