Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

तं तुष्टुवुस् तोषपरीतचेतसो लोके जने ये निवसन्ति योगिनः सनन्दनाद्या नतिनम्रकन्धरा धराधरं धीरतरोद्धतेक्षणम्

Transliteration

taṃ tuṣṭuvus toṣaparītacetaso loke jane ye nivasanti yoginaḥ sanandanādyā natinamrakandharā dharādharaṃ dhīrataroddhatekṣaṇam

Translation

Then the yogins who dwell among the worlds—Sanandana and the others—praised Him with minds suffused with gladness. With their necks bowed low in reverence, they extolled that steadfast, earth-bearing Lord, whose gaze is firm and undaunted.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तोष-परित-चेतसः: whose minds were filled with delight
• तोष-परित-चेतसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तोष (प्रातिपदिक) + परित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुषः (तोषेण परितं चेतः येषाम् = 'whose minds are filled with joy')

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जने: among people
• जने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• निवसन्ति: they dwell
• निवसन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सनन्दन-आद्याः: Sanandana and others
• सनन्दन-आद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुषः (सनन्दनः आदिः येषाम् = 'Sanandana and others')

• नति-नम्र-कन्धराः: with necks bowed in reverence
• नति-नम्र-कन्धराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नति (प्रातिपदिक) + नम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः तत्पुरुषः (नत्या नम्राः कन्धराः येषाम् = 'with necks bent in salutation')

• धराधरम्: the bearer of the Earth
• धराधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (धरां धरति = 'earth-bearer')

• धीर-तर-उद्धत-ईक्षणम्: whose gaze is very steady and uplifted/bold
• धीर-तर-उद्धत-ईक्षणम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (प्रत्यय, comparative) + उद्धत (कृदन्त, √उद्-हन्/उद्-धृ) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः कर्मधारयः (धीरतरं उद्धतं ईक्षणं यस्य = 'whose gaze is bold and exceedingly steady')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The praise offered by Sanandana and other yogins to Varāha

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Varaha

Purpose: Varāha is lauded by the eternal yogic sages for firmly bearing Earth and dispelling the crisis of cosmic instability.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Cosmic steadiness (dhāraṇā) enabling the worlds to function in order

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the highest yogins culminate in bowed devotion when the Lord manifests as the steadfast bearer of the world.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Unite inner discipline (yoga) with humble praise—let spiritual attainment mature into surrender.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberated/advanced beings remain distinct yet joyfully oriented to the personal Lord—devotion as eternal mode of relation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sanandana (one of the Kumāras)
• Yogins (ascetic sages)

FAQs

What is the significance of Sanandana and the yogins praising Vishnu in the Vishnu Purana?

It shows that even the foremost ascetic sages (Kumāras and other yogins) recognize Vishnu as the cosmic support and supreme object of contemplation, affirming His sovereignty within the creation narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara frame devotion and knowledge in this verse?

Parāśara presents realized beings—yogins—whose inner joy culminates in stuti (praise), implying that true knowledge and yogic attainment naturally express reverence toward the Supreme Sustainer.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu being called dharādhara here?

The epithet emphasizes Vishnu as the bearer and stabilizer of the cosmos—Supreme Reality who upholds the worlds—aligning with Vaishnava metaphysics where the Lord is both transcendent and actively sustaining creation.