Shloka 8

Devanagari script

उत्पद्यते वारिचराननेषु मत्स्याश्चे ते मध्यचराः पयोधेः / वराहदंष्ट्राप्रभवं प्रदिष्टं तस्यैव दंष्ट्राङ्कुरतुल्यवर्णम्

Transliteration

utpadyate vāricarānaneṣu matsyāśce te madhyacarāḥ payodheḥ / varāhadaṃṣṭrāprabhavaṃ pradiṣṭaṃ tasyaiva daṃṣṭrāṅkuratulyavarṇam

Translation

Среди водных существ рождаются рыбы и движутся в срединных областях океана. Сказано, что они произошли от клыка Варахи (священного Вепря), и их цвет подобен ростку, появляющемуся на том самом клыке.

Word by Word

• उत्पद्यते: arises
• उत्पद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — “arises”

• वारि-चर-अननेषु: in the mouths of aquatic creatures
• वारि-चर-अननेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — “in the mouths of water-moving creatures”

• मत्स्याः: fish
• मत्स्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — “fish”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ए: indeed
• ए: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ए (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphatic/indeed)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम — “they/those”

• मध्य-चराः: mid-water dwelling
• मध्य-चराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — “moving in the middle (waters)”

• पयोधेः: of the ocean
• पयोधेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयोधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — “of the ocean”

• वराह-दंष्ट्रा-प्रभवम्: born from a boar’s tusk
• वराह-दंष्ट्रा-प्रभवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — “originating from a boar’s tusk”

• प्रदिष्टम्: is declared
• प्रदिष्टम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — “is stated/declared”

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — “of that”

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

• दंष्ट्रा-अङ्कुर-तुल्य-वर्णम्: colored like a tusk-sprout
• दंष्ट्रा-अङ्कुर-तुल्य-वर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — “having color like a tusk-sprout”

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Avatāra-sambandha: beings and their traits are traced to divine acts/forms (Varāha), making nature a field of sacred remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as upādāna/nimitta in Purāṇic idiom: divine sourcehood expressed through mythic genealogy.

Application: Contemplate Varāha while observing or engaging with oceanic life; treat nature as a reminder of the divine rather than mere resource.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: marine realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69 (Varāha-related origin statements within ratna/jāti catalog)

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Matsya
• Ocean (Payodhi)

FAQs

What is the importance of Varaha in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse links aquatic life (fish) to Varaha’s tusk, presenting Varaha as a cosmic source in a creation-style genealogy typical of Purāṇic cosmology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a cosmological/etiological statement about the origin and nature of fish within the ocean.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages viewing life-forms as part of a sacred cosmic order, supporting attitudes of reverence, non-cruelty, and ecological responsibility.