Varaha Purana 113.56: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 56

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

जयश्च विजयश्चासि गृहेषु गृहदेवताः ॥ सर्वात्मकः सर्वगतश्चेतनो मन एव च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.56

Transliteration

jayaś ca vijayaś cāsi gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ || sarvātmakaḥ sarvagataś cetano mana eva ca ||

Translation

Ты — Победа и Торжество; в домах ты — божество очага. Ты — природа всего и вездесущ; ты — сознание, и ты же — сам ум.

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Word by Word

• जयः: victory
• जयः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विजयः: conquest/complete victory
• विजयः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गृहेषु: in (the) houses
• गृहेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• गृहदेवताः: household deities
• गृहदेवताः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहदेवता (प्रातिपदिक: गृह + देवता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गृहस्य देवता

• सर्वात्मकः: having all as one’s self; all-ensouling
• सर्वात्मकः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण/विशेषण (Predicate/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वात्मक (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + आत्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (determinative)

• सर्वगतः: all-pervading
• सर्वगतः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगत (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (all + gone/everywhere-going)

• चेतनः: conscious/sentient
• चेतनः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण/विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मनः: mind
• मनः: प्रथमा-समनाधिकरण (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic hymns connect social life (households, success) with philosophical categories (mind and consciousness).

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is domestic and metaphysical rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implies that well-being and ‘victory’ are grounded in disciplined mind and consciousness, integrating practical life with inner cultivation.