Varaha Purana 53.16: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 16

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Devanagari script

तच्छावृतं प्रधानेन दशधा संवृतो बभौ । चतुष्पादेन शस्त्रेण चिच्छेद तिलकाण्डवत् ॥ ५३.१६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.16

Transliteration

tacchāvṛtaṃ pradhānena daśadhā saṃvṛto babhau | catuṣpādena śastreṇa ciccheda tilakāṇḍavat || 53.16 ||

Translation

Apabila ia diselubungi oleh Pradhāna (zat perdana), ia tampak tertutup dalam sepuluh lapisan. Dengan senjata berkaki empat, dia membelahnya seperti membelah batang bijan.

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Word by Word

• tat: that

• chāvṛtam (ā-vṛ): enveloped/covered

• pradhānena: by Pradhāna, primordial matter

• daśadhā: tenfold/in ten ways

• saṃvṛtaḥ: covered/encased

• babhau (√bhā): appeared/seemed

• catuṣpādena: four-footed/four-pronged

• śastreṇa: with a weapon/implement

• ciccheda (√chid): cut, severed

• tilakāṇḍa-vat: like a sesame-stalk

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sāṃkhya Terminology
• Cosmogony

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves Sāṃkhya-derived vocabulary (notably pradhāna) within a Purāṇic narrative, illustrating how classical philosophical terms were integrated into cosmological storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic toponym is stated in this verse; the imagery is cosmological rather than site-specific.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a cosmological process (envelopment and separation) rather than a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical emphasis is on discernment and the ordered resolution of obscuring matter.