Varaha Purana 217.2: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 2

Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue

Devanagari script

भगवद्विश्वरूपस्य स्थाणोरप्रतिमौजसः ॥ क्रीडतो लोकनाथस्य कानने मृगरूपिणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 217.2

Transliteration

bhagavad-viśvarūpasya sthāṇor apratimaujasaḥ || krīḍato lokanāthasya kānane mṛgarūpiṇaḥ ||

Translation

भगवान का रूप पूरा ब्रह्मांड जैसा है। उनकी ताकत किसी के बराबर नहीं। वो दुनिया के मालिक हैं। एक बार वो जानवर बने और जंगल में घूम रहे थे।

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Word by Word

• bhagavat-viśvarūpasya: of the Lord of universal form
• bhagavat-viśvarūpasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + viśvarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (भगवान् एव विश्वरूपः)

• sthāṇoḥ: of Sthāṇu (Śiva/the immovable one)
• sthāṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• apratima-ojasaḥ: of (one) with incomparable vigor
• apratima-ojasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-pratima (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अप्रतिमम् ओजः यस्य) — बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्

• krīḍataḥ: of (him) playing/sporting
• krīḍataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of (him) who is sporting’

• loka-nāthasya: of the Lord of the worlds
• loka-nāthasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकानां नाथः)

• kānane: in the forest
• kānane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• mṛga-rūpiṇaḥ: of (him) having the form of a deer
• mṛga-rūpiṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मृगरूपः)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (continuing narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Divine Iconography
• Ecological Imaginaries

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a theological-poetic portrait combining cosmic form (viśvarūpa), supreme power, and wilderness imagery—useful for studying Purāṇic conceptions of divinity and landscape.

Which geographic location is identified?

A forest (kānana) is mentioned generically; it signals a wilderness setting rather than a specific mapped location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse normalizes the forest as a meaningful space of encounter and reflection, supporting a cultural valuation of non-urban landscapes.