Varaha Purana 75.46: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 46

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् पद्मे समुत्पन्नो देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः । प्रजापतिपतिर्देव ईशानो जगतः प्रभुः ॥ ७५.४६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.46

Transliteration

tasmin padme samutpanno devadevaś caturmukhaḥ | prajāpati-patir deva īśāno jagataḥ prabhuḥ || 75.46 ||

Translation

उस कमल से देवों के देव पैदा हुए, चार चेहरा वाले। वो प्रजापति के स्वामी हैं, दुनिया के मालिक और प्रभु हैं।

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Word by Word

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• padme: in the lotus
• padme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• samutpannaḥ: arisen
• samutpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ut-√pad (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with devadevaḥ/caturmukhaḥ

• deva-devaḥ: god of gods
• deva-devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (genitive sense: देवाणां देवः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• catur-mukhaḥ: the four-faced one
• catur-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (one who has four faces); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• prajāpati-patiḥ: lord of the Prajāpatis
• prajāpati-patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (genitive sense: प्रजापतीनां पतिः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• īśānaḥ: ruler, sovereign
• īśānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagataḥ: of the world
• jagataḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prabhuḥ: lord, master
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework: Instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaiṣṇava Narrative Context

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic cosmogonic motif—the lotus-birth of Brahmā—and articulates a hierarchical vocabulary of creation and governance (Prajāpatis and their lord) characteristic of early medieval Sanskrit theological literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological (the lotus as a cosmogonic locus) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis is on cosmic order and delegated authority in creation (the Prajāpatis and their lord) rather than an explicit moral injunction.