Varaha Purana 73.17: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

रुद्र उवाच । नमोऽस्त्वनन्ताय विशुद्धचेतसे सरूपरूपाय सहस्रबाहवे । सहस्ररश्मिप्रवराय वेधसे विशालदेहाय विशुद्धकर्मिणे ॥ ७३.१७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 73.17

Transliteration

rudra uvāca | namo 'stv anantāya viśuddha-cetase sarūpa-rūpāya sahasra-bāhave | sahasra-raśmi-pravarāya vedhase viśāla-dehāya viśuddha-karmiṇe || 73.17 ||

Translation

Rudra berkata: “Sembah sujud kepada Yang Tak Berhingga, yang kesedarannya suci; kepada Dia yang berwujud dan melampaui wujud, yang berlengan seribu; kepada Sang Pencipta (Vedhas), yang utama di antara seribu sinar; kepada Dia yang bertubuh luas, yang perbuatannya tanpa noda.”

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Word by Word

• rudra uvāca: Rudra said

• namaḥ astu: homage be

• anantāya: to the Infinite

• viśuddha-cetase: to one whose mind/consciousness is pure

• sarūpa-rūpāya: to one who has form and (also) transcends/varies as form

• sahasra-bāhave: to the thousand-armed

• sahasra-raśmi: thousand-rayed

• pravarāya: foremost/excellent

• vedhase: to the Ordainer/Creator

• viśāla-dehāya: to the vast-bodied

• viśuddha-karmiṇe: to one whose deeds are pure/stainless

Speaker

Rudra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Hymnology
• Philosophy of Form/Non-form

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a Purāṇic stotra-style passage where a major Vedic-Purāṇic figure (Rudra) praises the supreme principle using layered epithets, reflecting the period’s synthesis of devotional hymnody with philosophical vocabulary.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on divine attributes rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the ideal of viśuddhi (purity)—purified consciousness and stainless action—as exemplary qualities attributed to the praised principle, implicitly valuing ethical integrity and mental clarity.