Varaha Purana 152.3: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 3

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तव शिष्या च दासी च त्वामहं शरणङ्गता ॥ जगद्धाता जगज्ज्योतिर्जगत्प्रभुरतन्द्रितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.3

Transliteration

tava śiṣyā ca dāsī ca tvām ahaṃ śaraṇaṅgatā || jagaddhātā jagajjyotir jagatprabhur atandritaḥ ||

Translation

Ich bin zugleich deine Schülerin und deine Dienerin; zu dir bin ich als Zuflucht gekommen. Du bist der Erhalter der Welt, das Licht der Welt, der wachsame Herr der Welt.

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Word by Word

• tava: your; of you
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• śiṣyā: disciple (female)
• śiṣyā: Karta (कर्ता/अहं-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• dāsī: servant-maid
• dāsī: Karta (कर्ता/अहं-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• śaraṇam-gatā: having taken refuge
• śaraṇam-gatā: Kriyā (क्रियापद/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त/कृत्) of gam with upapada śaraṇam; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagat-dhātā: sustainer of the world
• jagat-dhātā: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: jagataḥ dhātā

• jagat-jyotiḥ: light of the world
• jagat-jyotiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + jyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: jagataḥ jyotiḥ

• jagat-prabhuḥ: lord of the world
• jagat-prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: jagataḥ prabhuḥ

• atandritaḥ: untiring; vigilant
• atandritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tandrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying jagatprabhuḥ (or the addressed lord)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Poetics (Epithets)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative posture: the inquirer adopts disciplehood to authorize the forthcoming instruction on tīrthas and dharma.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named here; the verse establishes the interpersonal frame for the sacred-geography teaching that follows.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models humility and readiness to learn: ethical knowledge is approached through disciplined inquiry and acknowledgment of guidance.