Varaha Purana 10.7: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 7

The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode

Devanagari script

रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च । सर्वे भवन्तं शरणं गताः स्म कुरुष्व पूज्यानिह विश्वमूर्ते ॥ १०.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 10.7

Transliteration

rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā viśve ’śvinau marutaś coṣmapāś ca | sarve bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ sma kuruṣva pūjyāniha viśvamūrte || 10.7 ||

Translation

Rudrowie, Ādityowie, Vasuowie i Sādhyowie; Viśvadevowie, Aśvinowie, Marutowie oraz Uṣmapasowie, wszyscy my przyjęliśmy ucieczkę w Tobie. O Ty, którego formą jest wszechświat, uczyń nas tutaj godnymi czci i honoru.

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Word by Word

• rudra-ādityāḥ: Rudras and Adityas
• rudra-ādityāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—द्वन्द्व (रुद्राश्च आदित्याश्च)

• vasavaḥ: Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• sādhyāḥ: Sādhyas
• sādhyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• viśve: Viśvedevas
• viśve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); (देवगणः—विश्वेदेवाः)

• aśvinau: the two Aśvins
• aśvinau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• marutaḥ: Maruts
• marutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• uṣmapāḥ: Uṣmapas (a class of gods)
• uṣmapāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṣmapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (उष्मं पिबन्ति इति/उष्मस्य पाः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhavantam: you
• bhavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-आदर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Gati-Karma (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); (गत्यर्थे द्वितीया—शरणं गच्छन्ति)

• gatāḥ: have gone (to)
• gatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); अर्थः—gone/attained

• sma: indeed / (past marker)
• sma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-निपात (particle indicating past/continuative sense)

• kuruṣva: make / do
• kuruṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• pūjyāni: (us) worthy of worship / honors
• pūjyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); (भवता कर्तव्यानि—objects to be honored)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• viśva-mūrte: O one whose form is the universe
• viśva-mūrte: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य मूर्तिः/विश्वमूर्तिः)

Speaker

Unspecified (default: collective voice addressing Varāha as the cosmic protector within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Mythic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature: enumerating classes of deities to portray a pan-cosmic consensus that a single cosmic figure functions as refuge and stabilizing authority, reflecting the integrative theological style of early medieval Sanskrit Purāṇa composition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and liturgical, focusing on divine collectives rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the philosophical theme of seeking refuge (śaraṇa) in a universal principle/agent and recognizing what is worthy of honor (pūjya), presented as a cultural-ethical orientation rather than a prescriptive mandate.