Shloka 22

Cosmic Night, Nārāyaṇa as Brahmā, and the Varāha Raising of the Earth

Devanagari script

इत्थं स भगवान् विष्णुः सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः / प्रसादमकरोत् तेषां वराहवपुरीश्वरः

Transliteration

itthaṃ sa bhagavān viṣṇuḥ sanakādyairabhiṣṭutaḥ / prasādamakarot teṣāṃ varāhavapurīśvaraḥ

Translation

ఇలా సనకాది ఋషులచే స్తుతింపబడిన భగవాన్ విష్ణువు—వరాహవపురీశ్వరుడు—వారిపై ప్రసన్నుడై అనుగ్రహం ప్రసాదించెను.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• सनकाद्यैः: by Sanaka and others
• सनकाद्यैः: करण (Agent-instrument; by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘आदि’समास (etc.-compound)

• अभिष्टुतः: praised
• अभिष्टुतः: सम्बन्ध (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) with उपसर्ग ‘अभि-’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• अकरोत्: bestowed/made
• अकरोत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तेषाम्: for them/of them
• तेषाम्: सम्प्रदान (Recipient; for them)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वराहवपुरीश्वरः: the Lord of the boar-form
• वराहवपुरीश्वरः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह + वपु + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘वराहस्य वपुः’ (boar-form) + ‘ईश्वर’ (lord)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Lord Viṣṇu’s response to the sages’ hymn)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sanaka
• Sanakadya (Kumaras)
• Varaha-vapuri (sacred abode)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It emphasizes the Supreme as Bhagavān—personally responsive and grace-giving—showing that realization is not only through austerity and knowledge but also through divine prasāda bestowed upon purified seekers.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights bhakti as a yogic discipline: praise (stuti) offered by realized sages becomes a means of inner purification, culminating in prasāda—supportive of the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis of jñāna, tapas, and devotion.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By presenting Viṣṇu as the supreme giver of grace in a Purāṇa known for Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony, it supports a non-competitive, synthetic theology where divine favor and liberation are grounded in one ultimate Lord approached through complementary traditions.