Varaha Purana 3.9: Adhyaya 3, Shloka 9

Nārada’s Account of a Former Birth and a Hymn to Nārāyaṇa

Pūrva Bhāga · Stotra-japa and Divine Manifestation (Narrative Frame)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मपारमयं राजन् जपता परमं स्तवम् । ततो मे भगवान् तुष्टः प्रत्यक्षत्वं जगाम ह ॥ ३.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 3.9

Transliteration

brahmapāramayaṃ rājan japatā paramaṃ stavam | tato me bhagavāṃstuṣṭaḥ pratyakṣatvaṃ jagāma ha || 3.9 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Wahai Raja, ketika aku melafazkan pujian tertinggi yang dipenuhi Brahman Yang Maha Tinggi, maka Bhagavān—berkenan kepadaku—benar-benar datang menzahirkan diri secara langsung.

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Word by Word

• ब्रह्मपारमयम्: consisting of the supreme Brahman (Brahman-transcendent)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (ब्रह्मणः पारं = ब्रह्मपार; तेन मयः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्तवम् विशेषयति
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: ब्रह्म + पार + मय (प्रातिपदिक)

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जपता: by reciting
• Type: Verb
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by (me) reciting’
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: जप् (धातु)

• परमम्: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्तवम् विशेषयति
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तवम्: hymn
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)

• ततः: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरकालवाचक (then/thereupon)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• मे: to me
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘to me/of me’ (enclitic)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pleased’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: तुष् (धातु)

• प्रत्यक्षत्वम्: visibility / direct manifestation
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; गमनस्य कर्म
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: प्रत्यक्षत्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• जगाम: attained / came to
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘went/attained’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: गम् (धातु)

• ह: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)
• Root: ह (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• भगवांस्तुष्टः = भगवान् + तुष्टः (न् + त् संधि)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Sacred practice-site

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Revelation through sādhana

Subjects

Devotional PracticePhilosophical InstructionRevelation and Manifestation

Core idea

When praise is aligned with brahman (right understanding + devotion), divine grace culminates in experiential immediacy (pratyakṣatva).

In practice

Unite meaning (jñāna) with repetition (japa/stava); cultivate purity and one-pointedness so that insight becomes lived experience, not mere concept.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: disciplined recitation of a stotra leading to the deity’s pratyakṣa (direct) appearance, illustrating how textual praise and ritual speech function as legitimizing devices in Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it focuses on the act of recitation and the resulting divine manifestation rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined practice and sincerity in recitation (japa) as a model of self-cultivation, presenting focused speech and intent as a means to clarity and transformative encounter within the narrative.