Varaha Purana 136.121: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 121

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

देवं नारायणं चैैकं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ॥ हे विष्णो त्वत्प्रसादेन देवत्वं चैव माधव ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.121

Transliteration

devaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ caikaṁ sarvalokamaheśvaram || he viṣṇo tvatprasādena devatvaṁ caiva mādhava

Translation

സകല ലോകങ്ങളുടെയും മഹേശ്വരനായ ഏകദേവൻ നാരായണനെ ഞാൻ അംഗീകരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ വിഷ്ണോ, നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ തന്നെയാണ് ദേവത്വവും ലഭിക്കുന്നത്, ഹേ മാധവാ.

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Word by Word

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to devam

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

• ekam: one/unique
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies nārāyaṇam/devam

• sarva-loka-maheśvaram: the great lord of all worlds
• sarva-loka-maheśvaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka + maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'maheśvara' qualified by genitive-relation tatpuruṣa: of all worlds

• he: O
• he: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: Vocative particle (सम्बोधनसूचक अव्यय)

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvat-prasādena: by your grace
• tvat-prasādena: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'by your grace'

• devatvam: divinity
• devatvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• mādhava: O Mādhava
• mādhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Devotional Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a Purāṇic idiom in which sovereignty over cosmic realms is attributed to Nārāyaṇa, shaping later theological vocabulary and literary convention.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds the idea that status and power are contingent—portrayed as dependent on ‘prasāda’ (favor/grace), a common moral-causal framing in Purāṇic discourse.