Varaha Purana 113.52: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 52

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

अनन्तश्चासि नागानां सर्पाणामसि तक्षकः ॥ उद्वहः प्रवहश्चासि वरुणो वारुणो भवान् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.52

Transliteration

anantaś cāsi nāgānāṃ sarpāṇām asi takṣakaḥ || udvahaḥ pravahaś cāsi varuṇo vāruṇo bhavān ||

Translation

Entre los Nāgas, Tú eres Ananta; entre las serpientes, Tú eres Takṣaka. Tú eres la corriente que eleva hacia arriba y la que fluye hacia adelante; Tú eres Varuṇa—en verdad, Tú eres la potencia asociada a Varuṇa.

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Word by Word

• अनन्तः: Ananta (endless one)
• अनन्तः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नागानाम्: of nāgas (serpent beings)
• नागानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• सर्पाणाम्: of serpents
• सर्पाणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka (serpent king)
• तक्षकः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• उद्वहः: carrier, lifter up
• उद्वहः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्-√वह् (धातु) → उद्वह (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-ण्वुल्/घञ्-प्राय नाम (agent noun)

• प्रवहः: flowing forth, conveyor
• प्रवहः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-√वह् (धातु) → प्रवह (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agent noun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• वारुणः: of/related to Varuṇa
• वारुणः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक; वरुण-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धित (patronymic/relational)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम (honorific)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the Purāṇic habit of identifying a single supreme principle with multiple mythic figures (Ananta, Takṣaka, Varuṇa), reflecting integrative theology in classical India.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named; the verse refers broadly to cosmic beings (Nāgas) and elemental domains (waters/flow).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it emphasizes cosmic order and governance of natural forces (associated with Varuṇa), encouraging respect for regulative principles rather than disorder.