Shloka 20

वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation

Devanagari script

त्वन्मयाहं त्वदाधारा त्वत्सृष्टा त्वाम् उपाश्रिता माधवीम् इति लोको ऽयम् अभिधत्ते ततो हि माम्

Transliteration

tvanmayāhaṃ tvadādhārā tvatsṛṣṭā tvām upāśritā mādhavīm iti loko 'yam abhidhatte tato hi mām

Translation

Ich bin von Dir durchdrungen; auf Dir ruhe ich. Von Dir bin ich hervorgebracht und zu Dir allein nehme ich Zuflucht. Darum nennt mich die Welt „Mādhavī“, denn ich gehöre Mādhava (Viṣṇu) und werde durch Ihn erkannt.

Word by Word

• त्वत्-मया: consisting of you
• त्वत्-मया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्वत्-मय = ‘made of/consisting of you’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom), एकवचन

• त्वत्-आधारा: supported by you
• त्वत्-आधारा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्वदाधार = ‘having you as support’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्वत्-सृष्टा: created by you
• त्वत्-सृष्टा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सृज्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्वत्सृष्ट = ‘created by you’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc), एकवचन

• उपाश्रिता: (I am) having taken refuge in
• उपाश्रिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक कृदन्त (Past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having taken refuge’

• माधवीम्: Mādhavī (name/designation)
• माधवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc), एकवचन

• इति: thus/as
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotation marker/इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• लोकः: the people/world
• लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभिधत्ते: calls/denominates
• अभिधत्ते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore/from that)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतुबोधक

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc), एकवचन

Speaker

Likely Śrī (Lakṣmī), speaking in praise of Mādhava (Vishnu) within the Parasara–Maitreya narrative frame

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Śrī’s dependence on and inseparability from Mādhava; the world’s naming of her as Mādhavī

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī (Lakṣmī) declares her complete pervasion by, support in, origin from, and refuge in Mādhava, expressing inseparability of the Divine Couple and the Lord as the ground of all.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Approach devotion with śaraṇāgati: take refuge in the Lord with Śrī as compassionate mediatrix, cultivating humility and dependence on grace.

Vishishtadvaita: Highlights Śrī’s nitya-anapāyinī (inseparable) relation to Nārāyaṇa and the Lord as the support of all beings—central to Śrī-Vaiṣṇava theology.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi (Sri/Mādhavī)

FAQs

What is the significance of the name “Mādhavī” in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, “Mādhavī” signifies one who belongs to Mādhava (Vishnu): her identity is defined through dependence on and relationship to the Supreme Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dependence on Vishnu in this context?

Through a devotional, relational statement: the speaker declares being pervaded by Vishnu, supported by Him, created by Him, and taking refuge in Him—summarizing Vishnu’s sovereignty and the soul’s reliance.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the ultimate ground—creator and sustainer—so central that even Śrī’s designation (“Mādhavī”) is derived from Him, reinforcing Vishnu’s supremacy in Vaishnava theology.