Varaha Purana 163.19: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 19

The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image

Devanagari script

महाकायां सुरूपां च केशवाकारसन्निभाम् ॥ तां दृष्ट्वा मनुजो देवि ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 163.19

Transliteration

mahākāyāṁ surūpāṁ ca keśavākārasannibhām || tāṁ dṛṣṭvā manujo devi brahmaṇā saha modate

Translation

यह मूर्ति बहुत बड़ी है और सुंदर भी। देखने में केशव जैसी लगती है। देवी, जब कोई इंसान इसे देखता है, वो खुश हो जाता है। ब्रह्मा भी उसके साथ खुश रहते हैं।

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Word by Word

• mahā-kāyām: of great body/huge
• mahā-kāyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa (adjective)

• su-rūpām: beautiful, well-formed
• su-rūpām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात) conjunction

• keśava-ākāra-sannibhām: resembling the form of Keśava
• keśava-ākāra-sannibhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: keśava + ākāra + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa; (keśavasya ākāraḥ) iti ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa + sannibhā (similar to)

• tām: her/that (one)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/त्वा-प्रत्यय), avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa; ‘having seen’

• manujaḥ: a man
• manujaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• brahmaṇā: with Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; saha-yoga (with)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Upasarga/avyaya used as preposition-like particle; ‘with’

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Iconography
• Purāṇa Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic valorization of sacred images and their aesthetics, offering evidence for the conceptual world behind temple iconography.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location is implicit within the Mathurā kṣetra context; this verse focuses more on the described form/image than a named site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes contemplative appreciation (darśana) as a means of cultivating elevated joy and orientation toward higher values.