Varaha Purana 73.3: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 3

Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara

Devanagari script

तत्र यावत् क्षणं चैकें तिष्ठामि परमेश्वरम् । अङ्गुष्ठमात्रं पुरुषं ध्यायन् प्रयतमानसः ॥ ७३.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 73.3

Transliteration

tatra yāvat kṣaṇaṃ caikaṃ tiṣṭhāmi parameśvaram | aṅguṣṭhamātraṃ puruṣaṃ dhyāyan prayatamānasaḥ || 73.3 ||

Translation

«Allí, aunque sólo por un instante, permanezco firme meditando en el Señor Supremo, contemplando al Puruṣa imaginado del tamaño de un pulgar, con la mente recogida y disciplinada».

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha (देश/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• यावत्: as long as, until
• यावत्: Kala (काल/Duration)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (until/as long as)

• क्षणम्: a moment
• क्षणम्: Kalamana (कालमान/Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (measure of time)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षणम्)

• तिष्ठामि: I remain/stand
• तिष्ठामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of meditation implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

• अङ्गुष्ठमात्रम्: thumb-sized
• अङ्गुष्ठमात्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गुष्ठ + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुरुषम्); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अङ्गुष्ठस्य मात्रम् = of thumb-measure)

• पुरुषम्: person, being
• पुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent—while doing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• प्रयतमानसः: one whose mind is disciplined
• प्रयतमानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of implied अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (प्रयतं मानसं यस्य सः)

Speaker

Varāha (default, based on primary dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dhyāna-yoga

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a well-attested Purāṇic and Upaniṣadic contemplative motif—visualizing the indwelling Person (puruṣa) in a minute form—illustrating how Purāṇas transmit yogic and philosophical practices alongside narrative material.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is present in this verse; “tatra” (“there”) is deictic and depends on the immediately preceding context in Adhyāya 73.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes mental discipline and focused contemplation—presented as a philosophical practice of steadiness (remaining for even a moment with concentrated mind) rather than a social or legal injunction.