Varaha Purana 7.34: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 34

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Devanagari script

बीजोद्भवो यः सृजते चतुर्मुख-स्तथैव नारायणरूपतो जगत् । प्रपालयेद् रुद्रवपुस्तथान्तकृद् गदाधरो जयतु षडर्धमूर्तिमान् ॥ ७.३४ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 7.34

Transliteration

bījodbhavo yaḥ sṛjate caturmukhas tathaiva nārāyaṇarūpato jagat | prapālayed rudravapus tathāntakṛd gadādharo jayatu ṣaḍarddhamūrtimān || 7.34 ||

Translation

棍棒を執る主に勝利あれ。六分より成る合成の御姿を具え、四面の御方として創造し、ナーラーヤナとして世界を保持し、ルドラの身として護り、また終末をもたらす者として融解（滅）を成就する。

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Word by Word

• bīja-udbhavaḥ: born from the seed
• bīja-udbhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'bījāt udbhavaḥ' (born from seed)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• sṛjate: creates
• sṛjate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु; सृज्-सर्गे)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• catur-mukhaḥ: the four-faced one (Brahmā)
• catur-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहिः: 'one who has four faces' (Brahmā)

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) for emphasis

• nārāyaṇa-rūpataḥ: as (in) the form of Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇa-rūpataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) formed with तसिल् (ablatival adverb): 'from/as in the form of Nārāyaṇa'

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• prapālayet: may protect
• prapālayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pāl (धातु; पाल्-रक्षणे)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• rudra-vapuḥ: (as) Rudra-form
• rudra-vapuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + vapu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'rudrasya vapuḥ' (Rudra-form)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• anta-kṛt: the end-maker (destroyer)
• anta-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ-करणे, agent noun)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुषः: 'antaṃ karoti' (brings about the end/destroys)

• gadā-dharaḥ: Gadādhara (mace-bearer)
• gadā-dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• jayatu: may he be victorious
• jayatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ji (धातु; जि-जयार्थे)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative/benedictive usage), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• ṣaṭ-ardha-mūrtimān: possessing the sixfold form
• ṣaṭ-ardha-mūrtimān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक) + matup (मतुप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः with matup: 'having six halves/forms' (ṣaḍardha = six parts/halves)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of synthesizing multiple cosmic functions (creation, preservation, dissolution) into a single theological framework, illustrating how sectarian and pan-Indic cosmologies were harmonized in medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and theological rather than tied to a specific sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction about cosmic order: the world-process is understood as structured through distinct functions (creation, maintenance, dissolution) that are integrated within a unified principle of governance.