Varaha Purana 113.65: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 65

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

वर्जयित्वात्र त्रीन्देवान् ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् ॥ पृथिवी भारसन्तप्ता ब्रह्माणं शरणं गता ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.65

Transliteration

varjayitvātra trīn devān brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarān || pṛthivī bhāra-santaptā brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā ||

Translation

ഇവിടെ ബ്രഹ്മാ, വിഷ്ണു, മഹേശ്വരൻ—ഈ മൂന്നു ദേവന്മാരെയും ഒഴിവാക്കി, ഭാരത്തിൽ പീഡിതയായ ഭൂമി ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ ശരണം തേടി।

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Word by Word

• varjayitvā: having excluded
• varjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: varj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √वर्ज्; ‘having excluded/avoided’

• atra: here
• atra: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• trīn: three
• trīn: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; numeral adjective

• devān: gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarān: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + viṣṇu + maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• pṛthivī: the Earth
• pṛthivī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhāra-santaptā: afflicted by the burden
• bhāra-santaptā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāra + santapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past passive participle (क्त) ‘santapta’ from √तप् with उपसर्ग सम्; तत्पुरुष (instrumental/causal sense): ‘tormented by burden’

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used predicatively with ‘gatā’

• gatā: went/has gone
• gatā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त/क्तवतु-भाव), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; from √गम्; agrees with ‘pṛthivī’

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative pattern where Earth personified seeks remedy for cosmic imbalance, offering material for the study of environmental and political metaphors in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial location is mentioned; Pṛthivī is personified as the Earth as a whole.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies that excessive ‘burden’ on the world requires appeal to lawful cosmic governance—an ethical metaphor for restraint and restoration.