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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu

Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ

Devanagari script

दंष्ट्रांकुरेण योऽनन्तः समुद्धृत्यार्णवाद् धराम् । तस्थाविदं जगत् कृत्स्नं वाराहं तं नतोऽस्म्यहम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

daṃṣṭrāṃkureṇa yo'nantaḥ samuddhṛtyārṇavād dharām | tasthāvidaṃ jagat kṛtsnaṃ vārāhaṃ taṃ nato'smyaham || 38 ||

Translation

Je me prosterne devant Varāha—Ananta Lui-même—qui, de la pointe de Sa défense, releva la Terre hors de l’océan; et sur Lui fut établi l’univers tout entier.

Word by Word
daṃṣṭrāṅkureṇawith the tip of the tusk
daṃṣṭrāṅkureṇa:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṃṣṭrāṅkura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular. (Shasthi Tatpurusha: tip of the tusk).
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
anantaḥthe Infinite One
anantaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootananta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular. Lit: The Endless One.
samuddhṛtyahaving lifted up
samuddhṛtya:
Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsam + ud + dhṛ (धातु)
FormLyap Gerund (Absolutive).
arṇavātfrom the ocean
arṇavāt:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootarṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular
dharāmthe earth
dharām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
tasthaustood / remained
tasthau:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsthā (धातु)
FormPerfect Tense (Lit/लिट्), 3rd Person (Prathama), Singular
idamthis
idam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
jagatworld
jagat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
kṛtsnamwhole / entire
kṛtsnam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
vārāhamthe Boar (Avatar)
vārāham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular. (Relating to the Boar).
tamto Him
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
nataḥbowed
nataḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण) or Predicate
TypeAdjective
Rootnam (धातु) -> nata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPast Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
asmiam
asmi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
FormPresent Tense (Lat/लट्), 1st Person (Uttama), Singular
ahamI
aham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
A
Ananta
V
Varaha
E
Earth (Dhara/Bhumi)
O
Ocean (Arnava)

FAQs

It presents Varāha (Vishnu) as the cosmic rescuer who restores dharma by raising the Earth from the waters, teaching that the universe is sustained by the Infinite Lord (Ananta) and approached through reverent surrender (namaskāra).

Bhakti is shown as direct worship through stuti and pranāma: the speaker openly declares, “I bow to Varāha,” modeling remembrance of the Lord’s saving acts as a core devotional practice.

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is mantra-like recitation for worship (stuti), commonly used in pūjā and japa within Narada Purana-style Vishnu devotion.

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