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Varaha Purana 9.33: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 33

The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas

विरुद्धमेतत् तव देवरूपं सुभीषणं सुस्वनमद्रितुल्यम् । पुराण देवेश जगन्निवास शमं प्रयाह्यच्युत तीव्रभानो ॥ ९.३३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 9.33

viruddham etat tava devarūpaṃ subhīṣaṇaṃ susvanam adritulyam | purāṇa deveśa jagannivāsa śamaṃ prayāhy acyuta tīvrabhāno || 9.33 ||

To wydaje się sprzeczne z Twoją boską formą - tak groźną, grzmiącą dźwiękiem i rozległą jak góra. O Pradawny, Panie bogów, przybytku świata - o Aćjuta, płonący intensywnym blaskiem - proszę, ustatkuj się i powróć do spokoju.

विरुद्धम्contrary/inconsistent
विरुद्धम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootविरुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-रुध् + क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6), एकवचन
देवरूपम्divine form
देवरूपम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-रूप (प्रातिपदिक; देव + रूप)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘देवस्य रूपम्’
सुभीषणम्very terrifying
सुभीषणम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-भीषण (प्रातिपदिक; सु + भीषण)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
सुस्वनम्loud-sounding/with great roar
सुस्वनम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-स्वन (प्रातिपदिक; सु + स्वन)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
अद्रितुल्यम्mountain-like
अद्रितुल्यम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्रि-तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक; अद्रि + तुल्य)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘अद्रिणा तुल्यम्’ (like a mountain)
पुराणO Ancient one
पुराण:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन
देवेशO Lord of gods
देवेश:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; ‘देवानाम् ईशः’
जगन्निवासO abode of the world
जगन्निवास:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्-निवास (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + निवास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; ‘जगतः निवासः’
शमम्peace/calm
शमम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
प्रयाहिgo/attain (calm down)
प्रयाहि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
अच्युतO Acyuta
अच्युत:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootअच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन
तीव्रभानोO fierce-rayed one
तीव्रभानो:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootतीव्र-भानु (प्रातिपदिक; तीव्र + भानु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; ‘तीव्रः भानुः’ (fierce-sun)

Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism

FAQs

It illustrates a standard Purāṇic rhetorical mode: the interlocutor addresses the central figure with layered epithets while requesting a change in cosmic or narrative intensity, reflecting the text’s didactic and dialogic composition style.

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the imagery is comparative (e.g., 'mountain-like') rather than toponymic.

The verse foregrounds śama (calm/restraint) as a philosophical instruction—requesting the powerful agent to moderate overwhelming force and return to equilibrium.

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