Varaha Purana 113.67: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 67

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

धनुषां च पिनाकोऽसि साङ्ख्ययोगोऽसि चोत्तमः ॥ परम्परोऽसि लोकानां नारायणः परायणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.67

Transliteration

dhanuṣāṃ ca pināko 'si sāṃkhyayogo 'si cottamaḥ || paramparo 'si lokānāṃ nārāyaṇaḥ parāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

ಬಿಲ್ಲುಗಳಲ್ಲೆ ನೀನೇ ಪಿನಾಕ; ನೀನೇ ಪರಮ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯವೂ ಯೋಗವೂ. ಲೋಕಗಳ ಪರಂಪರೆ-ಕ್ರಮದ ಆಧಾರ ನೀನೇ; ನೀನೇ ನಾರಾಯಣ, ಪರಮಾಶ್ರಯ.

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Word by Word

• dhanuṣām: of bows
• dhanuṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• pinākaḥ: Pināka (the bow)
• pinākaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pināka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• sāṃkhya-yogaḥ: Sāṃkhya and Yoga
• sāṃkhya-yogaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃkhya + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘Sāṃkhya and Yoga’ (as a combined designation)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• uttamaḥ: supreme
• uttamaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधाना-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• paramparaḥ: the lineage/continuity
• paramparaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parampara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘succession/tradition’ used as epithet

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• lokānām: of the worlds
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• nārāyaṇaḥ: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parāyaṇaḥ: the supreme refuge/goal
• parāyaṇaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधाना-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate epithet ‘supreme resort/goal’

Speaker

Pṛthivī (inferred continuation of direct address)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Indian Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is valuable for intellectual history because it references Sāṃkhya and Yoga within a Purāṇic devotional frame, showing cross-pollination between philosophical vocabulary and narrative theology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse elevates disciplined knowledge (Sāṃkhya-Yoga) and reliance on a highest refuge (parāyaṇa) as orienting principles.