Varaha Purana 21.76: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 76

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

अहं च सर्वविद्यानां पति॒राद्यः सनातनः । अहं वै पतिभावेन पशुमध्ये व्यवस्थितः ॥ २१.७७ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.76

Transliteration

ahaṁ ca sarvavidyānāṁ patir ādyaḥ sanātanaḥ | ahaṁ vai patibhāvena paśumadhye vyavasthitaḥ || 21.77 ||

Translation

ਮੈਂ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਵਿਦਿਆਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਆਦਿ ਅਤੇ ਸਨਾਤਨ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਾਂ; ਅਤੇ ਸੁਆਮਿਤਵ-ਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਂ ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਸਥਿਤ ਹਾਂ।

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Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सर्व-विद्यानाम्: of all sciences/knowledges
• सर्व-विद्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाः विद्या:)

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आद्यः: first / primordial
• आद्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पतिः’)

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• पति-भावेन: in the state of lordship
• पति-भावेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः भावः)

• पशु-मध्ये: among the beasts
• पशु-मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पशूनां मध्ये)

• व्यवस्थितः: is stationed / abides
• व्यवस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्थित्यर्थ—“stationed/established”

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Philosophy of Knowledge
• Puranic Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary theme in which the instructing voice asserts authority over knowledge (vidyā), situating the text within classical Indian discourse on revelation, tradition, and the legitimization of teaching lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a doctrinal statement about authority and immanence rather than a sacred-geography marker.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames a philosophical instruction about recognizing an overarching principle of order/authority present within living beings, encouraging a view of life as embedded in a coherent moral-cosmic structure rather than as isolated entities.