Varaha Purana 8.46: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 46

Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices

Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna

Devanagari script

मायाततं येन जगत्त्रयं कृतं यथाग्निनैकेन ततं चराचरम् । चराचरस्य स्वयमेव सर्वतः स मेऽस्तु विष्णुः शरणं जगत्पतिः ॥ ८.४६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 8.46

Transliteration

māyātataṁ yena jagattrayaṁ kṛtaṁ yathāgninaikena tataṁ carācaram | carācarasya svayam eva sarvataḥ sa me 'stu viṣṇuḥ śaraṇaṁ jagatpatiḥ || 8.46 ||

Translation

ज्याच्या मायेनें त्रैलोक्याची रचना झाली, जसा एकाच अग्नीने चराचर सर्व व्यापलेले आहे; जो स्वतःच चराचरात सर्वत्र स्थित आहे—तो जगत्पती विष्णु माझा आश्रय असो।

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Word by Word

• māyātatam: spread/extended by māyā
• māyātatam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā + tata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tan (धातु))
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; past participle tata ‘spread’ with tatpuruṣa (‘spread by māyā’/‘māyā-spread’)

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• jagat-trayam: the three worlds
• jagat-trayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; dvigu compound (‘three worlds’)

• kṛtam: made / created
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; past passive participle (क्त)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Upamāna-bodhaka (उपमानबोधक/Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative particle/adverb

• agninā: by fire
• agninā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• ekena: by one (single)
• ekena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with agninā

• tatam: spread
• tatam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tan (तन्, धातु) → tata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; past participle ‘spread’

• carācaram: the moving and the unmoving
• carācaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; dvandva (‘moving and unmoving beings’)

• carācarasya: of the moving and unmoving (world)
• carācarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carācara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• svayam: by himself
• svayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; reflexive adverb

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• sarvataḥ: everywhere / on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण/Adverb of place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb meaning ‘from all sides/entirely’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• me: my / for me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; enclitic

• astu: may (he) be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative/benedictive sense), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Prayojana/Phala (प्रयोजन/Result—predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; predicate nominative

• jagatpatiḥ: lord of the world
• jagatpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (‘lord of the world’)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in provided fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cosmological Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic style of philosophical praise (stuti) that articulates cosmic creation and pervasion using concise metaphors, contributing to the broader Sanskrit discourse on how the universe is conceived as structured and sustained.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (jagattraya) rather than site-specific sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction about seeking refuge (śaraṇa) in the cosmic principle identified with Viṣṇu, emphasizing the idea of pervasive order underlying both moving and unmoving existence.