Varaha Purana 39.40: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 40
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
Pūrva Bhāga · Vaiṣṇava Stotra / Aṅga-nyāsa style descriptive praise (iconographic mapping of the deity’s body)
ऊरुयुग्मं नृसिंहाय उरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे । कण्ठं कौस्तुभनाथाय वक्षः श्रीपतये तथा ॥ ३९.४० ॥
ūruyugmaṁ nṛsiṁhāya uraḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe | kaṇṭhaṁ kaustubhanāthāya vakṣaḥ śrīpataye tathā || 39.40 ||
UruyugmaM nRRisiMhAya uraH shrIvatsadhAriNe | kaNThaM kaustubhanAthAya vakShaH shrIpataye tathA || 39.40 ||
नरसिंह को टांगों का नमन करो। श्रीवत्स धारण करने वाले को छाती का नमन करो। कौस्तुभ मणि के स्वामी को गला का नमन करो। श्री पति को भी छाती का नमन करो।
Sandhi Notes
- ऊरुयुग्मं → ऊरु-युग्मम् (समास)
- श्रीवत्सधारिणे → श्रीवत्स-धारिणे (समास)
- कौस्तुभनाथाय → कौस्तुभ-नाथाय (समास)
Varāha
Multiple avatāra-epithets converge in one body of the Lord, teaching unity of the divine across forms.
In japa/pūjā, contemplate protective and auspicious attributes (Narasiṁha, Śrīvatsa, Kaustubha, Śrīpati) as supports for courage, purity, and steadiness.
Continue limb-wise devotional assignment: thighs to Narasiṁha, chest to Śrīvatsa-bearer, throat to Kaustubha-lord, breast to Śrīpati.
Proper iconographic contemplation deepens bhakti and steadies mind; inattentive worship becomes mere form and yields lesser spiritual refinement.
Epithets like Śrīpati and Śrīvatsa-dhārin are central to Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa iconography in Vraja temples, but the verse itself is general Vaiṣṇava nyāsa.
Varāha Purāṇa 39.39.39 (Keśava/Dāmodara limb-nyāsa); Varāha Purāṇa 39.39.41 (arms/head/weapons/lotus assignments)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic style of Vaiṣṇava iconographic description using established epithets (Śrīvatsa, Kaustubha, Śrīpati), reflecting how medieval Sanskrit traditions encoded deity-identification through bodily marks and ornaments.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on bodily/iconographic attribution rather than sacred geography.
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse models disciplined contemplative attention—systematically associating divine epithets with bodily loci, a practice often used to cultivate focus and reverence in ritual or meditative contexts.
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