Varaha Purana 73.37: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 37

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Stotra and Mokṣa-oriented Discourse (Devotional-Philosophical Passage)

Devanagari script

इति प्रकाशं कृतमेतदीश स्तवं मया सर्वगतं विबुद्ध्वा । संसारचक्रक्रममाणयुक्त्या भीतं पुनीह्यच्युत केवलत्वम् ॥ ७३.३७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 73.37

Transliteration

iti prakāśaṁ kṛtam etad īśa stavaṁ mayā sarvagataṁ vibuddhvā | saṁsāracakrakramamāṇayuktyā bhītaṁ punīhy acyuta kevalatvam || 73.37 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Demikianlah, wahai Tuhan, setelah memahami bahawa Engkau Maha Meliputi, aku telah menggubah stava ini dengan jelas. Dengan pertimbangan bahawa aku sedang dibawa berputar dalam roda saṃsāra, aku menjadi takut. Wahai Acyuta, sucikanlah aku, dan kurniakanlah kelepasan yang tunggal/kemerdekaan mutlak (kevalatva).

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Word by Word

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; quotation/closure particle
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: iti (अव्यय)

• prakāśam: openly, clearly
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adverbial accusative (in the open/clearly)
• Role: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: prakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)

• kṛtam: done, composed
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used predicatively: ‘has been done/made’
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ)

• etat: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• īśa: O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)

• stavam: hymn
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)

• mayā: by me
• Type: Noun
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun (instrumental)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/कर्तृकरण)
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• sarvagatam: all-pervading (addressed to the all-pervading)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with stavam/etat
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sarvagata (प्रातिपदिक)

• vibuddhvā: having understood
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having understood/realized’
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: vi + budh (धातु)

• saṁsāra-cakra-kramamāṇa-yuktyā: by the reasoning about the revolving cycle of saṁsāra
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘by the reasoning connected with the revolving wheel of saṁsāra’
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: saṁsāra + cakra + kramamāṇa (कृदन्त; √kram) + yukti (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhītam: afraid
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past participle used adjectivally (agreeing with implied ‘mām’ or ‘cittam’)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhī)

• punīhi: purify
• Type: Verb
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: pū (धातु)

• acyuta: O Acyuta
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)

• kevalatvam: absolute oneness/solitude (pure state)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kevalatva (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• saṁsāracakrakramamāṇayuktyā is a multi-member tatpuruṣa
• punīhy acyuta = punīhi + acyuta (vowel sandhi)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

She asks

Her state of mind

Afraid of saṃsāra, seeking cleansing and release

What she asks

How may one be purified from saṃsāra and attain kevalatva/mokṣa through understanding the Lord as all-pervading and through stotra?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Soteriology (mokṣa)

Subjects

EthicsPhilosophy of Liberation (Mokṣa)Devotional Literature (Stotra)

Core idea

Fear arises from being swept in saṃsāra; clear understanding of the all-pervading Lord, joined with devotional hymn and surrender, leads to purification and liberation.

In practice

Combine reflective reasoning (yukti/viveka) with stotra and surrender; regularly contemplate impermanence of saṃsāra and seek inner purification through remembrance.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Bhu-devī petitions the Lord for purification and ‘kevalatva’ (absolute aloneness/liberation), framing Him as the liberator who removes saṃsāra-fear.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mokṣa Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode: a stotra embedded within narrative dialogue, emphasizing personal reflection on saṁsāra and the aspiration for purification and liberation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is primarily a devotional-philosophical statement rather than a sacred-geography reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds self-awareness and moral-spiritual accountability: recognizing one’s fear and vulnerability within saṁsāra and seeking purification through disciplined understanding and supplication.