Varaha Purana 124.24: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 24

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Devanagari script

वाराहं पुरुषं देवं विज्ञापयति सा धरा ॥ उद्धृतासि त्वया देव रसातलगता ह्यहम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.24

Transliteration

vārāhaṃ puruṣaṃ devaṃ vijñāpayati sā dharā || uddhṛtāsi tvayā deva rasātalagatā hy aham ||

Translation

Bumi itu mempersembahkan permohonan kepada Pribadi Ilahi dalam rupa Varāha: “Wahai Dewa, Engkaulah yang mengangkatku, kerana aku telah jatuh ke Rasātala.”

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Word by Word

• वाराहम्: boar-incarnation (Varāha)
• वाराहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of puruṣam/devam)

• पुरुषम्: person
• पुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• देवम्: god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• विज्ञापयति: informs/addresses
• विज्ञापयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• धरा: the Earth
• धरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• उद्धृता: lifted up
• उद्धृता: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘lifted up’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• रसातलगता: gone to Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातलगता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasātala + gata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (rasātala-gatā = ‘gone to rasātala’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), निश्चयार्थक

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharā/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mythic Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encapsulates the Pṛthivī-uddhāra episode using the cosmological term “Rasātala,” reflecting Purāṇic models of layered worlds.

Which geographic location is identified?

Rasātala is a cosmological ‘netherworld’ realm rather than a terrestrial geographic location; it functions as mythic geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Acknowledgment of assistance and gratitude are foregrounded—ethical reciprocity following restoration.