Varaha Purana 113.49: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 49

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

अमृतं सृजसे विष्णो येन लोकानधारयत्॥ त्वं प्रीतिस्त्वं परा प्रीतिः पुराणः पुरुषो भवान्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.49

Transliteration

amṛtaṃ sṛjase viṣṇo yena lokān adhārayat || tvaṃ prītis tvaṃ parā prītiḥ purāṇaḥ puruṣo bhavān

Translation

Wahai Viṣṇu, Engkau mencipta amṛta, dengannya alam-alam dipertahankan. Engkau ialah kasih; Engkau ialah kasih yang tertinggi; Engkau ialah Purāṇa Puruṣa, Insan Purba.

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Word by Word

• अमृतम्: nectar / immortality
• अमृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative)

• सृजसे: you create / emit
• सृजसे: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• अधारयत्: supported / upheld
• अधारयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अ (augment) + धा-?; धृ-धातोः causative? here simple ‘अधारयत्’ = ‘held/supported’ (धारयति)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• प्रीतिः: love / delight
• प्रीतिः: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• प्रीतिः: love / delight
• प्रीतिः: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• पुराणः: ancient
• पुराणः: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• पुरुषः: person / cosmic being
• पुरुषः: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द (honorific pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; address to Varāha/Viṣṇu)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic idiom where cosmic stability is tied to amṛta and a sustaining deity, and it also highlights affective language (prīti) as a key category in later devotional and philosophical traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is identified; the verse is cosmological and theological in scope.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse elevates prīti (benevolent affection) as a highest value, suggesting an ethic of care and cohesion, without presenting it as coercive doctrine.