Shloka 62

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

नमो ऽस्तु ते वराहाय नारसिंहाय ते नमः / वामनाय नमस्तुभ्यं हृषीकेशाय ते नमः

Transliteration

namo 'stu te varāhāya nārasiṃhāya te namaḥ / vāmanāya namastubhyaṃ hṛṣīkeśāya te namaḥ

Translation

ବରାହରୂପେ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର, ନରସିଂହରୂପେ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ବାମନରୂପେ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ; ହୃଷୀକେଶ, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟାଧିପତି, ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

• varāhāya: to Varāha (Boar incarnation)
• varāhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• nārasiṃhāya: to Narasiṃha (Man-Lion)
• nārasiṃhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (नर-सिंहः)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• vāmanāya: to Vāmana (Dwarf incarnation)
• vāmanāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (in namas-tubhyam sandhi)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• hṛṣīkeśāya: to Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)
• hṛṣīkeśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृषीकाणां ईशः)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

Speaker

A devotee/sage offering avatāra-stuti within the Purva-bhaga narrative (addressing Lord Vishnu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Narasimha
• Vamana
• Hrishikesha
• Vishnu

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By saluting one Lord through multiple avatāra-names, the verse implies a single Supreme Reality manifesting in diverse forms—one indwelling ruler addressed as Hṛṣīkeśa, the master of the senses.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key yogic cue is “Hṛṣīkeśa” (Lord of the senses), pointing to indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint). In Kurma Purana’s broader discipline, devotion and controlled senses support steadiness of mind for contemplation.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Though explicitly Vaishnava in naming Vishnu’s avatāras, its theological thrust aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the one Supreme Lord is praised through many epithets and forms, a stance compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava non-sectarian devotion.