Varaha Purana 73.16: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 16

Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara

Devanagari script

तस्य मूर्तौ तु जातायां सक्तोत्रेणानेन सुव्रत । स्तुतो मया स विश्वात्मा तपसा स्मृतकर्मणा ॥ ७३.१६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 73.16

Transliteration

tasya mūrtau tu jātāyāṃ saktotreṇānena suvrata | stuto mayā sa viśvātmā tapasā smṛtakarmaṇā || 73.16 ||

Translation

Apabila wujud-Nya yang termanifestasi telah muncul, wahai engkau yang berikrar mulia, Diri Semesta itu telah kupuji dengan himne ini—melalui tapa (disiplin asketik) dan melalui perbuatan yang dilakukan dengan ingatan yang sedar.

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Word by Word

• {'tasya': 'of him', 'mūrtau': 'in (his) embodied form

• manifestation', 'tu': 'indeed

• but', 'jātāyām': 'having arisen

• having come into being (locative absolute)', 'stotreṇa': 'with a hymn of praise', 'anena': 'with this', 'suvrata': 'O you of good vow(s)

• virtuous one (vocative)', 'stutaḥ/stuto': 'praised', 'mayā': 'by me', 'saḥ': 'he', 'viśvātmā': 'the Universal Self

• ensouler of all', 'tapasā': 'by ascetic practice

• austerity', 'smṛta-karmaṇā': 'by action accompanied by remembrance

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic motif: the appearance of a divine manifestation (mūrti) followed by formal praise (stotra), linking ritual-poetic devotion with ethical discipline (tapas) and mindful action (smṛta-karma).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily devotional-philosophical rather than a sacred-geography notice.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse associates praise and spiritual practice with disciplined conduct (tapas) and mindful performance of actions (smṛta-karma), presenting ethical self-regulation as integral to religious-poetic expression.