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Varaha Purana 113.54: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 54

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

साङ्गस्त्वं विद्युतिनां च वैद्युतानां महाद्युतिः ॥ युगे मन्वन्तरे चापि वृक्षाणां च वनस्पतिः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.54

sāṅgas tvaṃ vidyutināṃ ca vaidyutānāṃ mahādyutiḥ || yuge manvantare cāpi vṛkṣāṇāṃ ca vanaspatiḥ ||

Di antara kilat Engkaulah yang berwujud lengkap (sāṅga); di antara kemilau listrik Engkaulah mahā-dyuti, cahaya agung. Dalam setiap yuga dan setiap manvantara pula, di antara pepohonan Engkaulah Vanaspati, penguasa rimba.

स-अङ्गःwith limbs/parts; embodied
स-अङ्गः:
Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग/अव्ययप्राय) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण (with limbs/parts)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन
विद्युतिनाम्of the lightning(-like ones)
विद्युतिनाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
वैद्युतानाम्of the electrical/lightning-related (beings/things)
वैद्युतानाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवैद्युत (प्रातिपदिक; विद्युत्-सम्बन्धी तद्धित)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
महाद्युतिःgreat radiance
महाद्युतिः:
Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahā d yutiḥ)
युगेin an age
युगे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
मन्वन्तरेin a manvantara
मन्वन्तरे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधानार्थ (also/even)
वृक्षाणाम्of trees
वृक्षाणाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
वनस्पतिःlord of the forest; tree
वनस्पतिः:
Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
E
Environmental Humanities
V
Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

It links cosmic time (yuga/manvantara) with natural imagery (trees/forests), a Purāṇic technique that integrates cosmology and the living environment.

No specific location is named; the reference is ecological and cosmic rather than topographical.

By sacralizing forests and great trees (vanaspati), the verse supports a cultural rationale for respecting and conserving vegetal life.

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