Varaha Purana 71.3: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 3

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

नारायणं च हृदये त्रसरेणुसुसूक्ष्मकं । ज्वलद्भास्करवर्णाभं पश्याम भवदेहतः ॥ ७१.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.3

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaṃ ca hṛdaye trasareṇu-susūkṣmakaṃ | jvalad-bhāskara-varṇābhaṃ paśyāma bhava-dehataḥ || 71.3 ||

Translation

さらに心臓の内に、ナーラーヤナを観じた—最微の塵よりもなお微細で、燃え立つ太陽の色と光輝を放ち、汝の身体の内奥より顕現する御方を。

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Word by Word

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• trasareṇu-susūkṣmakam: extremely minute, like a mote/atom (trasareṇu)
• trasareṇu-susūkṣmakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trasareṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sūkṣmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (उपमान/परिमाण-निर्देश: trasareṇu-प्रमाणेन सुसूक्ष्मम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (नारायणम्)

• jvalat: shining/blazing
• jvalat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jval (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समासाङ्ग; 'भास्कर' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• bhāskara-varṇa-ābham: having the radiance/color of the blazing sun
• bhāskara-varṇa-ābham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (भास्करस्य वर्णः इव आभा यस्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (नारायणम्)

• paśyāma: we see
• paśyāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन (वैदिक/छान्दस रूप: paśyāma = paśyāmaḥ)

• bhava-dehataḥ: from Bhava’s (Śiva’s) body
• bhava-dehataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + tasil (तसिल्)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhavasya dehaḥ) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); अर्थ: 'भवदेहतः' = from Bhava's body

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Yoga and Meditation

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of devotion and contemplative interiority: the deity is described not only as cosmic but as perceptible within the heart, aligning Purāṇic theology with yogic idioms of subtle perception.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is interior (hṛdaya) rather than pilgrimage geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A philosophical instruction toward inward attention and discernment: the verse emphasizes subtle, inner realization (seeing the divine within) rather than external assertion or coercive practice.