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Varaha Purana 7.29: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 29

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

रैभ्य उवाच । गदाधरं विबुधजनैरभिष्टुतं धृतक्ष्ममं क्षुधितजनार्त्तिनाशनम् । शिवं विशालासुरसैन्यमर्दनं नमाम्यहं हतसकलाशुभं स्मृतौ ॥ ७.२९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.29

raibhya uvāca | gadādharaṁ vibudhajanair abhiṣṭutaṁ dhṛtakṣamam kṣudhita-janārtti-nāśanam | śivaṁ viśālā-sura-sainya-mardanaṁ namāmy ahaṁ hata-sakalāśubhaṁ smṛtau || 7.29 ||

Raibhya berkata: “Aku bersujud kepada Gadādhara, Sang pemegang gada, yang dipuji oleh perhimpunan para bijaksana dan makhluk ilahi; yang menegakkan bumi, yang melenyapkan derita orang yang lapar; Yang Maha Suci dan membawa keberkatan, penghancur bala tentera asura yang besar—yang dengan mengingati-Nya sahaja, lenyaplah segala yang tidak baik.”

रैभ्यःRaibhya
रैभ्यः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
गदाधरम्Gadādhara (mace-bearer)
गदाधरम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘गदां धरति’
विबुधजनैःby the hosts of gods
विबुधजनैः:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविबुध + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘विबुधानां जनाः’ (people of the gods)
अभिष्टुतम्praised
अभिष्टुतम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गदाधरम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि√स्तु (धातु) + क्त → अभिष्टुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त: ‘praised’
धृतक्ष्मम्who upheld the earth
धृतक्ष्मम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गदाधरम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootधृत (√धृ + क्त) + क्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः ‘धृता क्ष्मा येन’ (one who has held the earth)
क्षुधितजनार्त्तिनाशनम्destroyer of the suffering of the hungry
क्षुधितजनार्त्तिनाशनम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गदाधरम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुधित + जन + आर्ति + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘क्षुधितानां जनानाम् आर्तेः नाशनम्’ (destroyer of the distress of hungry people)
शिवम्auspicious
शिवम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गदाधरम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘auspicious/beneficent’
विशालासुरसैन्यमर्दनम्crusher of the vast demon-army
विशालासुरसैन्यमर्दनम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गदाधरम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootविशाल + असुर + सैन्य + मर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘विशालानाम् असुराणां सैन्यस्य मर्दनम्’ (crusher of the army of mighty demons)
नमामिI bow to
नमामि:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√नम् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-एकवचन
हतसकलाशुभम्destroyer of all inauspiciousness
हतसकलाशुभम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘गदाधरम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootहत (√हन् + क्त) + सकल + अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘हतानि सकलानि अशुभानि येन’ (he by whom all inauspiciousness is destroyed)
स्मृतौin remembrance/when remembered
स्मृतौ:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootस्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (Locative Singular)

Raibhya

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
P
Purāṇic Hymnology
S
Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

It preserves a standard Purāṇic stotra-style formula that links divine kingship to social welfare (relief of hunger) and cosmic stability (support of the earth), reflecting how Purāṇic texts integrate political-ethical ideals with mythic theology.

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; its imagery is pan-cosmic (earth-support, conflict with asuras) rather than tied to a particular tīrtha or region.

The verse foregrounds an ethical ideal of alleviating human suffering—especially hunger—alongside maintaining worldly order, presenting protection and welfare as key virtues associated with the praised figure.

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