Shloka 37
Devanagari script
रूपाण्यनेकान्यसृजत् प्रादुर्भावे भवाय स: । वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनं मानुषं तथा
Transliteration
rūpāṇy anekāny asṛjat prādurbhāve bhavāya saḥ | vārāhaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ ca vāmanaṃ mānuṣaṃ tathā ||
Translation
वैशम्पायन उवाच—प्रादुर्भावे जगतो हिताय स भगवान् अनेकानि रूपाण्यसृजत्—वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनं मानुषं तथा; यथायोग्यं धर्मसंस्थापनार्थं भूतानां रक्षणार्थं च।
Word by Word
रूपाणिforms
रूपाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अनेकानिmany
अनेकानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनेक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
असृजत्created, produced
असृजत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
प्रादुर्भावेat (the time of) manifestation/appearance
प्रादुर्भावे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रादुर्भाव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भवायfor welfare/for becoming (i.e., for the good)
भवाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभव
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाराहम्the boar (form)
वाराहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवाराह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नारसिंहम्the man-lion (form)
नारसिंहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनारसिंह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वामनम्Vāmana (the dwarf form)
वामनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवामन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मानुषम्human (form)
मानुषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise, also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
VarāhaN
NarasimhaV
VāmanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Divine manifests in multiple forms for the welfare of beings, adapting to circumstances to protect dharma and restore order.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Lord’s various manifestations—Varāha, Narasiṃha, Vāmana, and a human form—presenting them as purposeful appearances undertaken for the world’s good.