Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एवं संस्तूयमानस् तु पृथिव्या पृथिवीधरः सामस्वरध्वनिः श्रीमाञ् जगर्ज परिघर्घरम्

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃstūyamānas tu pṛthivyā pṛthivīdharaḥ sāmasvaradhvaniḥ śrīmāñ jagarja parighargharam

Translation

Thus praised by the Earth, the glorious Upholder of the Earth—whose voice resounded like the chant of the Sāman hymns—uttered a deep, rolling roar, thunderous and reverberant.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: ‘thus’)

• संस्तूयमानः: being praised
• संस्तूयमानः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → संस्तूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे कृदन्तः (शानच्/मान), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being praised’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• पृथिव्या: by the Earth
• पृथिव्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पृथिवीधरः: the Earth-bearer
• पृथिवीधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘पृथिवीं धरति इति’)

• सामस्वरध्वनिः: one whose sound was like Sāma-chanting
• सामस्वरध्वनिः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (साम्नः स्वरः इव ध्वनिः/सामस्वरयुक्तः ध्वनिः)

• श्रीमान्: glorious, splendid
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पृथिवीधरः)

• जगर्ज: roared
• जगर्ज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परिघर्घरम्: with a rumbling sound
• परिघर्घरम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परिघर्घर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ध्वन्यनुकरणात्मक-अव्ययम् (onomatopoeic adverb)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Narration of the Varāha manifestation responding to Bhūmi’s praise and distress.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: majestic

Avatara Context

Avatara: Varaha

Purpose: He manifests as the Great Boar to uphold and rescue the Earth from the inundated depths, re-establishing stability for creation.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Restoration of terrestrial order and the foundation for beings’ habitation and dharma.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Bhumi

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthivī (Earth goddess)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Sāma-like sound (sāmasvaradhvaniḥ) in the Vishnu Purana?

It links the Lord’s utterance to Vedic harmony: His voice embodies sacred order (ṛta), implying that cosmic governance and protection arise from the same principle that underlies Vedic revelation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine sovereignty in this verse?

By portraying the Earth praising the ‘Earth-upholder’ and the Lord responding with a thunderous roar, Parāśara frames sovereignty as protective power—authority that stabilizes the world when invoked by dharmic praise.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when named indirectly as ‘Pṛthivīdhara,’ the verse presents the Supreme Sustainer whose presence secures the Earth; His Vedic-toned voice signals that preservation is a divine, cosmic function rooted in ultimate reality.