Varaha Purana 2.23: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 23
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
Pūrva Bhāga · Nārāyaṇa-stuti (Invocation / Theological Prelude)
इदं चोदाहरन्त्यत्र श्लोकं नारायणं प्रति । ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणं देवं जगतः प्रभवाप्ययम् ॥ २.२३ ॥
idaṁ codāharanty atra ślokaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ prati | brahmasvarūpiṇaṁ devaṁ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam || 2.23 ||
idaM chodAharantyatra shlokaM nArAyaNaM prati | brahmasvarUpiNaM devaM jagataH prabhavApyayam || 2.23 ||
ഇവിടെ നാരായണനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്ത് ഈ ശ്ലോകവും ഉദ്ധരിക്കുന്നു—“ബ്രഹ്മസ്വരൂപനായ ദേവൻ, ലോകത്തിന്റെ ഉദ്ഭവവും ലയവും ആകുന്നു.”
Sandhi Notes
- codāharanti = ca + udāharanti
- prabhavāpyayam = prabhava + apyayam (a + a → ā)
- verse has appositional accusatives with prati governing nārāyaṇam
Varāha
Attentive, receptive to scriptural corroboration
Doctrinal claims are supported by received citations: Narayana/Brahman is both the source and the dissolution of the cosmos.
When studying, corroborate teachings through pramana (scriptural testimony) and consistent cross-textual reasoning rather than isolated assertions.
Varaha introduces a traditional citation (‘they cite here’) to reinforce instruction to Earth; interaction is scholastic-authoritative within oral tradition.
Reinforces Brahman–Narayana identity via quoted authority: Narayana as ‘brahma-svarupin’ and as the world’s origin and dissolution (prabhava–apyaya), aligning with Vedantic cause-and-return doctrine.
The citation practice supports Vaishnava theology broadly, which later traditions connect to Krishna.
The quoted shloka content is prepared here; subsequent lines (not included) likely give the full citation—treat as an internal quotation marker.
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic compositional feature: embedding short hymnic citations (śloka-quotations) that articulate a widely shared theological-cosmological formula—Nārāyaṇa as both transcendent (Brahman-nature) and cosmic principle (origin and dissolution).
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content functions as a theological invocation rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its primary philosophical instruction is doctrinal framing—identifying the divine principle (Nārāyaṇa) as Brahman-like in nature and as the cosmic source and endpoint.
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