Varaha Purana 8.48: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 48

Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices

Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna

Devanagari script

खात्मेन्दुपृथ्वीपवनाग्निभास्कराः जलं च यस्य प्रभवन्ति मूर्त्तयः । स सर्वदा मे भगवान् सनातनो ददातु शं विष्णुरचिन्त्यरूपधृक् ॥ ८.४८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 8.48

Transliteration

khātmendu-pṛthvī-pavanāgni-bhāskarā jalaṁ ca yasya prabhavanti mūrtayaḥ | sa sarvadā me bhagavān sanātano dadātu śaṁ viṣṇur acintya-rūpa-dhṛk || 8.48 ||

Translation

Semoga Viṣṇu, Tuhan yang kekal, yang memikul rupa-rupa yang tak terfikirkan, sentiasa menganugerahkan kesejahteraan kepadaku: daripada bentuk-bentuk nyata-Nya terbit ruang, ātman (diri), bulan, bumi, angin, api, matahari, dan juga air.

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Word by Word

• kha-ātma-indu-pṛthvī-pavana-agni-bhāskarāḥ: ether, self, moon, earth, wind, fire, and sun (as forms)
• kha-ātma-indu-pṛthvī-pavana-agni-bhāskarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kha + ātman + indu + pṛthvī + pavana + agni + bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana (Plural); multi-member dvandva listing elements (ether, self/space? moon, earth, wind, fire, sun)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• yasya: of whom / whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka

• prabhavanti: arise / originate
• prabhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• mūrtayaḥ: forms / embodiments
• mūrtayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time

• me: my / for me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; enclitic

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; stem bhagavat → bhagavān (nom. sg.)

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with bhagavān/saḥ

• dadātu: may (he) give
• dadātu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative/benedictive), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• śam: peace / welfare
• śam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of dadātu

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• acintya-rūpa-dhṛk: bearer of inconceivable forms
• acintya-rūpa-dhṛk: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acintya + rūpa + dhṛk (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dhṛ (धातु))
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; dhṛk (agent noun) ‘bearing’; tatpuruṣa (‘bearer of inconceivable forms’)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cosmological Catalogues

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode: a concise cosmological catalogue embedded within a devotional-styled benediction, reflecting how metaphysics and praise are interwoven in early medieval Sanskrit compendia.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (elements and celestial bodies) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral rule, the verse conveys a philosophical instruction: to recognize the unity and sourcehood behind natural phenomena and to orient oneself toward well-being (śam) through contemplative acknowledgement of that principle.