Varaha Purana 113.23: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 23

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

पुनश्च रावणो रक्षः क्षयितं स्वेन तेजसा ॥ बलिश्च बद्धो भगवन् त्वया वामनरूपिणा

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.23

Transliteration

punaśca rāvaṇo rakṣaḥ kṣayitaṃ svena tejasā || baliśca baddho bhagavan tvayā vāmanarūpiṇā

Translation

Sekali lagi, rākṣasa Rāvaṇa dibinasakan oleh sinar keperkasaan-Mu sendiri; dan Bali juga, wahai Bhagavān, Engkau ikat ketika Engkau berwujud Vāmana.

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Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• rāvaṇaḥ: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karma (कर्म) in passive construction (patient as subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• rakṣaḥ: the demon
• rakṣaḥ: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa/Apposition (विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to ‘rāvaṇaḥ’

• kṣayitam: was destroyed
• kṣayitam: Kriyā (क्रिया) — passive predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣayita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṣi/√kṣī धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); passive predicate ‘was destroyed’ (form agrees with implied neuter predicate usage)

• svena: by (his/your) own
• svena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Reflexive pronoun/adjective (स्व), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘tejasā’

• tejasā: by splendor / power
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• baliḥ: Bali
• baliḥ: Karma (कर्म) in passive construction (patient as subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• baddhaḥ: was bound
• baddhaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) — passive predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: baddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bandh धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); passive predicate ‘was bound’

• bhagavan: O Blessed Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartā (कर्ता) in passive construction / Agent (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (युष्मद्), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vāmana-rūpiṇā: in the form of Vāmana
• vāmana-rūpiṇā: Kartā (कर्ता) in passive construction / Agent (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘vāmanasya rūpī’ (one having the dwarf-form)

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ramayana Reception
• Avatāra Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It compresses multiple major narrative cycles (Rāma/Rāvaṇa; Vāmana/Bali) into a catalog, useful for studying how Purāṇas create a unified moral history.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; it references persons and actions rather than a pilgrimage geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes restraint of violent or overreaching sovereignty and the re-establishment of proportional order.