Varaha Purana 113.66: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 66

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

भक्त्या त्वां शरणं यामि प्रसीद मम माधव ॥ त्वमादित्यश्च चन्द्रश्च त्वं यमो धनदस्तु वै ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.66

Transliteration

bhaktyā tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmi prasīda mama mādhava || tvam ādityaś ca candraś ca tvaṃ yamo dhanadas tu vai ||

Translation

С преданностью я прибегаю к Тебе как к прибежищу; будь милостив ко мне, о Мадхава. Ты — Солнце и Луна; Ты — Яма, и воистину Ты — Дханада (Кубера).

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Word by Word

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śaraṇam: as refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; predicative complement

• yāmi: I go/I seek
• yāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasīda: be pleased
• prasīda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sad (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; with उपसर्ग प्र-; ‘be gracious/please’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• mādhava: O Mādhava
• mādhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ādityaḥ: the Sun (Āditya)
• ādityaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• candraḥ: the Moon
• candraḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dhanadaḥ: Kubera (giver of wealth)
• dhanadaḥ: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना-नामपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात), emphasis/contrast

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात), emphasis/assurance

Speaker

Pṛthivī (inferred: first-person supplication to Mādhava within Earth-burden narrative)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Devotional Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic theological idiom where multiple cosmic functions are identified with a single deity, useful for studying syncretic divine attributes in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Seeking refuge through devotion is presented as the appropriate response to distress, framed as a personal appeal for grace.