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Varaha Purana 75.43: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 43

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

महायोगी महादेवो जगद्ध्येयो जनार्दनः । सर्वलोकगतोऽनन्तो व्यापको मूर्तिरव्ययः ॥ ७५.४३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 75.43

mahāyogī mahādevo jagaddhye yo janārdanaḥ | sarvalokagato 'nanto vyāpako mūrtir avyayaḥ || 75.43 ||

स महायोगी महादेवो जगद्ध्येयो जनार्दनः। सर्वलोकगतोऽनन्तो व्यापको मूर्तिरव्ययः॥

महायोगीthe great yogin
महायोगी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् योगी
महादेवःthe great god
महादेवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् देवः
जगद्ध्येयःworthy of meditation (by the world)
जगद्ध्येयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootजगत् + ध्येय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः ध्येयः (to be meditated upon by the world / object of meditation)
जनार्दनःJanārdana
जनार्दनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper epithet)
सर्वलोकगतःpresent in all worlds
सर्वलोकगतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व + लोक + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषु लोकेषु गतः (gone to/abiding in all worlds)
अनन्तःendless/infinite
अनन्तः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
व्यापकःall-pervading
व्यापकः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
मूर्तिःform/embodiment
मूर्तिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अव्ययःimperishable
अव्ययः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the fragment)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Sanskrit
V
Vaiṣṇavism
S
Stotra-Style Epithets

FAQs

It exemplifies a Purāṇic stotra-style accumulation of divine epithets, a common literary device used to summarize theological attributes (pervasiveness, eternity, meditability) within the broader Purāṇic narrative framework.

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; its focus is on cosmological pervasion across 'all worlds' (sarvaloka).

The verse emphasizes contemplative orientation (jagaddhye yaḥ)—the philosophical instruction is to cultivate meditation on the imperishable and all-pervading principle as a means of aligning thought and conduct with enduring values.

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