Varaha Purana 69.30: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 30

Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta

Devanagari script

भगवंस्तव लोकोऽयं सर्वलोकवरोत्तमः । सर्वलोकाः मया दृष्टा ब्रह्मशक्रादिसंस्थिताः ॥ ६९.३० ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 69.30

Transliteration

bhagavaṁs tava loko 'yaṁ sarvalokavarottamaḥ | sarvalokā mayā dṛṣṭā brahmaśakrādisaṁsthitāḥ || 69.30 ||

Translation

Wahai Yang Maha Mulia, alam milikmu ini adalah yang paling unggul antara segala dunia. Aku telah melihat semua dunia—tempat Brahmā, Śakra (Indra), dan yang lain bersemayam.

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Word by Word

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• lokaḥ: world
• lokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with lokaḥ

• sarva: all
• sarva: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective base used in compound; ‘all’

• loka: worlds
• loka: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine base used in compound

• vara: best
• vara: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective base used in compound; ‘excellent/best’

• uttamaḥ: highest
• uttamaḥ: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (उत्तम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; superlative sense

• sarvaloka-vara-uttamaḥ: the highest and best among all worlds
• sarvaloka-vara-uttamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + loka + vara + uttama (सर्व + लोक + वर + उत्तम)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) multi-member determinative, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies lokaḥ

• sarvalokāḥ: all the worlds
• sarvalokāḥ: Karma (कर्म) (object of dṛṣṭāḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarvaloka (सर्वलोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; Tatpuruṣa ‘all worlds’

• mayā: by me / I
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता) (agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular

• dṛṣṭāḥ: were seen
• dṛṣṭāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with sarvalokāḥ

• brahma: Brahmā
• brahma: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter base used in compound; here ‘Brahmā’

• śakra: Śakra (Indra)
• śakra: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (शक्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine base used in compound; ‘Indra’

• ādi: and others
• ādi: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (आदि प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya-like indeclinable in compounds meaning ‘etc., beginning with’ (आदिवाचक)

• saṁsthitāḥ: situated/inhabited
• saṁsthitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + sam + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta (क्त-कृदन्त) ‘situated/established’, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies sarvalokāḥ

• brahma-śakra-ādi-saṁsthitāḥ: inhabited by Brahmā, Indra, and others
• brahma-śakra-ādi-saṁsthitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahma + śakra + ādi + saṁsthita (ब्रह्म + शक्र + आदि + संस्थित)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) determinative, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; ‘inhabited by Brahmā, Śakra, etc.’

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default, in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological idiom in which multiple lokas (world-realms) are enumerated and ranked, with deities such as Brahmā and Indra presented as occupants of specific cosmic stations—useful for mapping how Purāṇas systematize inherited mythic geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial site is named in this verse; it speaks in general terms about lokas (cosmic realms) rather than a particular pilgrimage place or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical valuation of a particular loka as 'most excellent,' reinforcing a cosmological framework where realms are assessed by status and the presence of eminent beings.