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Varaha Purana 1.25: Adhyaya 1, Shloka 25

Praise of Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Foundational Questions

नाभिं विष्णुस्तु मे पातु उदरं मधुसूदनः । ऊरुं त्रिविक्रमः पातु हृदयं पातु वामनः ॥ १.२६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 1.25

nābhiṃ viṣṇus tu me pātu udaraṃ madhusūdanaḥ | ūruṃ trivikramaḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ pātu vāmanaḥ || 1.26 ||

വിഷ്ണു എന്റെ നാഭിയെ കാത്തുകൊള്ളട്ടെ; മധുസൂദനൻ എന്റെ ഉദരത്തെ കാത്തുകൊള്ളട്ടെ. ത്രിവിക്രമൻ എന്റെ ഊരുക്കളെ കാത്തുകൊള്ളട്ടെ; വാമനൻ എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തെ കാത്തുകൊള്ളട്ടെ.

नाभिम्navel
नाभिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन
तुindeed/and (emphatic)
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक
मेmy
मे:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; enclitic form
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
उदरम्belly/abdomen
उदरम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउदर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
मधुसूदनःMadhusūdana (slayer of Madhu)
मधुसूदनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मधोः सूदनः)
ऊरुम्thigh
ऊरुम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
त्रिविक्रमःTrivikrama (he of three strides)
त्रिविक्रमः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (त्रीणि विक्रमाणि यस्य)
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
हृदयम्heart
हृदयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
वामनःVāmana
वामनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवामन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in the fragment)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Sanskrit
V
Vaiṣṇavism
S
Stotra/Kavaca Traditions

FAQs

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and stotra tradition of aṅga-rakṣā (protecting specific body parts) through divine epithets, illustrating how devotional literature integrates theology with embodied ritual practice.

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is anatomical (body-part protection) rather than topographical or pilgrimage-oriented.

The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction of seeking protection and well-being through disciplined recitation and remembrance, emphasizing personal integrity and composure rather than a social or legal ethic.

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