Varaha Purana 113.33: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 33

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

अनन्तशयने देवं शयानं योगशायिनम् ।। ततः कमलपत्राक्षी नानाभरणभूषिता

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.33

Transliteration

anantaśayane devaṃ śayānaṃ yogaśāyinam || tataḥ kamalapatrākṣī nānābharaṇabhūṣitā

Translation

Então ela contemplou o deus reclinado sobre Ananta, aquele que repousa em sono ióguico; em seguida, a deusa de olhos como pétalas de lótus, ornada com variados adornos, aproximou-se.

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Word by Word

• अनन्तशयने: on Ananta’s couch
• अनन्तशयने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अनन्तस्य शयनम्)

• देवम्: the god (Vishnu)
• देवम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शयानम्: lying
• शयानम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘lying’

• योगशायिनम्: reclining in yogic sleep
• योगशायिनम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (योगेन शायी)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक (from there/then)

• कमलपत्राक्षी: she whose eyes are like lotus-petals
• कमलपत्राक्षी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल + पत्र + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कमलपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः)

• नानाभरणभूषिता: adorned with various ornaments
• नानाभरणभूषिता: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + आभरण + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from भूष्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नानैः आभरणैः भूषिता)

Speaker

Narrator (implicit; descriptive passage within the dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇava Iconography
• Purāṇic Poetics
• Mythic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents iconographic motifs (Ananta-śayana, yoga-śayana) that shaped later temple art and devotional literature, providing textual anchors for art-historical comparison.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is specified; the setting is a cosmological/imaginal space associated with Ananta (Śeṣa).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it models disciplined approach—transitioning from distress to a composed, reverential encounter with the source of protection.