Varaha Purana 163.34: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

सौम्यरूपोऽभवद्देवो लोकनाथो जनार्दनः ॥ सन्निधानमनुप्राप्य पुष्पकारोहणोत्सुकः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 163.34

Transliteration

saumyarūpo 'bhavad devo lokanātho janārdanaḥ || sannidhānam anuprāpya puṣpakārohaṇotsukaḥ

Translation

भगवान जनार्दन ने एक नरम रूप लिया। वो सबकी दुनिया के मालिक हैं। वो वहाँ आ गए और पुष्पक विमान में बैठने को तैयार हो गए।

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Word by Word

• सौम्यरूपः: of gentle form
• सौम्यरूपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य-रूप (प्रातिपदिक; सौम्य + रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोकनाथः: lord of the worlds
• लोकनाथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नाम (proper epithet)

• सन्निधानम्: presence; proximity
• सन्निधानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्य: having approached
• अनुप्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having reached/approached’

• पुष्पकारोहणोत्सुकः: eager to mount Puṣpaka (chariot)
• पुष्पकारोहणोत्सुकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पक-आरोहण-उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्पक + आरोहण + उत्सुक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुष्पके आरोहणम् = पुष्पकारोहण, तस्मिन् उत्सुकः)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Epic-Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif—divine assumption of form and the Puṣpaka chariot—useful for comparative study with Rāmāyaṇa and later Purāṇic retellings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name occurs in this verse; the Puṣpaka motif typically connects to Laṅkā/Ayodhyā cycles in wider epic tradition.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily advances narrative description; philosophically, it emphasizes divine adaptability (rūpa-parivartana) in response to circumstances.