Varaha Purana 217.2: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 2

Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue

Uttara Bhāga · Varāha as Viśvarūpa: Sacred Wilderness and Divine Play

Devanagari script

भगवद्विश्वरूपस्य स्थाणोरप्रतिमौजसः ॥ क्रीडतो लोकनाथस्य कानने मृगरूपिणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 217.2

Transliteration

bhagavad-viśvarūpasya sthāṇor apratimaujasaḥ || krīḍato lokanāthasya kānane mṛgarūpiṇaḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Acerca do Bem-aventurado de forma universal — de Sthāṇu, cuja energia é sem igual — do Senhor do mundo que, assumindo a forma de uma fera, brinca na floresta.

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Word by Word

• bhagavat-viśvarūpasya: of the Lord of universal form
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (भगवान् एव विश्वरूपः)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + viśvarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• sthāṇoḥ: of Sthāṇu (Śiva/the immovable one)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)

• apratima-ojasaḥ: of (one) with incomparable vigor
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अप्रतिमम् ओजः यस्य) — बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: a-pratima (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)

• krīḍataḥ: of (him) playing/sporting
• Type: Verb
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of (him) who is sporting’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: krīḍ (धातु)

• loka-nāthasya: of the Lord of the worlds
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकानां नाथः)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)

• kānane: in the forest
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: kānana (प्रातिपदिक)

• mṛga-rūpiṇaḥ: of (him) having the form of a deer
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मृगरूपः)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• bhagavad-viśvarūpasya (समास)
• apratimaujasaḥ = apratima + ojasaḥ (समास/सन्धि)
• lokanāthasya = loka-nāthasya
• mṛgarūpiṇaḥ = mṛga-rūpiṇaḥ

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Forest/vanam (mythic setting)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (continuing narration)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology of manifestation (līlā)

Subjects

CosmologyEcological NarrativesMythic Narrative

Core idea

The cosmic Lord, though unchanging and incomparable in power, can assume embodied forms within nature for the world’s ordering and delight.

In practice

Cultivate reverence toward natural spaces (forests) as potential arenas of the divine; read mythic ecology as a mode of dharma-education.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Divine Iconography
• Ecological Imaginaries

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a theological-poetic portrait combining cosmic form (viśvarūpa), supreme power, and wilderness imagery—useful for studying Purāṇic conceptions of divinity and landscape.

Which geographic location is identified?

A forest (kānana) is mentioned generically; it signals a wilderness setting rather than a specific mapped location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse normalizes the forest as a meaningful space of encounter and reflection, supporting a cultural valuation of non-urban landscapes.