Varaha Purana 113.58: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 58

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-Uddhāra Framework / Petition within Stotra Context

Devanagari script

मां त्वं मग्नामसि त्रातुं लोकनाथ इहार्हसि ॥ आदिकालात्मकः कृष्णः सर्वलोकात्मको विभुः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.58

Transliteration

māṃ tvaṃ magnām asi trātuṃ lokanātha ihārhasi || ādikālātmakaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sarvalokātmako vibhuḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖରେ ମଗ୍ନ; ହେ ଲୋକନାଥ, ଏଠାରେ ମୋତେ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବା ତୁମର ଯୋଗ୍ୟ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ। ତୁମେ କୃଷ୍ଣ—ଆଦିକାଳସ୍ୱରୂପ; ସର୍ବଲୋକର ଆତ୍ମା, ମହାବିଭୁ।

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Word by Word

• माम्: me
• Type: Noun
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वम्: you
• Type: Noun
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मग्नाम्: sunk/drowned (female form, qualifying ‘me’)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Root: मग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मज्ज्)

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• त्रातुम्: to save
• Type: Verb
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to protect/save’
• Role: प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (Purpose)
• Root: त्रा (धातु)

• लोकनाथ: O lord of the worlds
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य नाथः
• Role: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Root: लोकनाथ (प्रातिपदिक: लोक + नाथ)

• इह: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: अधिकरण (Context/Location)
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are able (to)
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: अर्ह् (to be fit/ought)
• Role: क्रिया (Verb)
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)

• आदिकालात्मकः: whose nature is the primordial time
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष
• Role: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण/विशेषण
• Root: आदिकालात्मक (प्रातिपदिक: आदि-काल + आत्मक)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता/विशेष्य (Subject/Head)
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वलोकात्मकः: whose nature is all the worlds
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष
• Role: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण/विशेषण
• Root: सर्वलोकात्मक (प्रातिपदिक: सर्वलोक + आत्मक)

• विभुः: the all-powerful one
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण (Predicate nominative)
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• इहार्हसि = इह + अर्हसि

Speaker and setting

Karuna and Bhakti rasaSetting: Mythic-cosmic setting

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

She asks

Her state of mind

Distressed, burdened/sunk, urgently supplicating

What she asks

Will you, as Lord of the worlds, rescue me from my submerged/distressed condition and restore cosmic order?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theistic cosmology

Subjects

CosmologyPr̥thivī restoration motifTheology (divine rescue)

Core idea

The supreme Lord, identical with primordial time and the Self of all worlds, is the ultimate refuge when the world-order collapses.

In practice

In crisis (personal or collective), turn to śaraṇāgati (refuge) and align actions with dharma, trusting restoration comes from the cosmic ground.

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Earth rescue

With the Earth

Direct petition: Earth declares herself sunk (magnā) and asks the Lokanātha to rescue her—core Varāha-Earth rescue motif.

Symbolism of the boar

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Environmental Humanities

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The supplication resonates with the wider Varāha Purāṇa theme of Earth’s peril and restoration, making it valuable for studying Purāṇic environmental symbolism and rescue narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place is named; the verse uses the cosmic title “lord of the world” and the immediacy marker “here” (iha).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames protection of the vulnerable (here, the Earth-persona) as a central responsibility of rightful lordship, supporting stewardship-oriented readings.