Varaha Purana 2.3: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 3

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

पुराणानां हि सर्वेषामयं साधारणः स्मृतः । श्लोकं धराणि निश्चित्य निःशेषं त्वं पुनः श्रृणु ॥ २.३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 2.3

Transliteration

purāṇānāṃ hi sarveṣām ayaṃ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | ślokaṃ dharāṇi niścitya niḥśeṣaṃ tvaṃ punaḥ śṛṇu || 2.3 ||

Translation

എല്ലാ പുരാണങ്ങളിലും ഇതു പൊതുസിദ്ധാന്തമായി സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ ധരണി, ഈ ശ്ലോകം നിശ്ചയിച്ച്, വീണ്ടും പൂർണ്ണമായി—ഒന്നും ശേഷിക്കാതെ—കേൾക്കുക.

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Word by Word

• पुराणानाम्: of the Purāṇas
• पुराणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थः—खलु/नूनम् (indeed)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut; here agreeing with पुराणानाम्)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• साधारणः: common/general
• साधारणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; अयम् इति सर्वनाम्नः विशेषणम्

• स्मृतः: is remembered/considered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोगे—‘is said/considered’

• श्लोकम्: a verse
• श्लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• धराणि: O bearer/supporter (O Dharaṇi)
• धराणि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative-like), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (address)

• निश्चित्य: having ascertained
• निश्चित्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + चि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—‘having ascertained/decided’

• निःशेषम्: entirely/without remainder
• निःशेषम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; श्लोकम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम् (adverbial sense: completely)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन, मध्यमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic editorial strategy: presenting certain teachings as 'sādhāraṇa' (shared or broadly applicable) across the Purāṇa corpus, indicating intertextual norms and a standardized didactic frame.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a discourse marker within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue rather than a tīrtha or regional description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The primary instruction is methodological rather than prescriptive: attentive, complete listening and careful ascertainment (niścitya) of the teaching before proceeding—an epistemic discipline emphasized in didactic literature.