Shloka 52

Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth

Devanagari script

उद्धरोर्वीममेयात्मन्निमग्नामब्जलोचन । सत्वोद्रिक्तोसि भगवन्गोविंद पृथिवीमिमाम्

Transliteration

uddharorvīmameyātmannimagnāmabjalocana | satvodriktosi bhagavangoviṃda pṛthivīmimām

Translation

హే అమేయాత్మా, పద్మనేత్ర ప్రభూ, మునిగిపోయిన ఈ భూమిని उद्धరించు. హే భగవన్ గోవిందా, నీవు సత్త్వసంపన్నుడవు; ఈ పృథివిని పైకి ఎత్తు.

Word by Word

• uddhara: lift up, rescue
• uddhara: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• urvīm: the earth
• urvīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ameya-ātman: O immeasurable-souled one
• ameya-ātman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ameya (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya; ‘ameyaḥ ātmā’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nimagnām: submerged, sunk
• nimagnām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-magna (प्रातिपदिक; from धातु √maj)
• Form: कृतान्त (Past participle sense), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• abja-locana: O lotus-eyed one
• abja-locana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abja (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya; ‘abjaṃ locanam’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sattva-udriktaḥ: abounding in sattva
• sattva-udriktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + udrikta (प्रातिपदिक; from ud-√ric)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha; ‘sattvena udriktaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• govinda: O Govinda
• govinda: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pṛthivīm: the earth
• pṛthivīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम-विशेषण

Speaker

An unspecified supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Govinda), in the context of the Earth’s submergence (Varaha motif).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: uddharorvīm = uddhara + urvīm; ameyātman = ameya-ātman (voc.); nimagnāmabjalocana = nimagnām + abja-locana; satvodrikto'si = sattva-udriktaḥ + asi; bhagavangoviṃda = bhagavan + govinda.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda (Vishnu)

FAQs

Which mythic episode does this verse point to in the Padma Purana?

It aligns with the motif of the Earth sinking into the cosmic waters and being rescued by Vishnu—classically associated with the Varaha (Boar) incarnation lifting the Earth.

Why is Vishnu described as “sattva-udrikta” (abounding in sattva) here?

The verse highlights Vishnu’s nature as purity, balance, and sustaining clarity (sattva), fitting his role as the preserver who restores order by rescuing the Earth.

What ethical or devotional lesson is conveyed by this address to Govinda?

It models turning to the divine sustainer in times of cosmic or personal crisis, expressing trust that the Lord who embodies sattva can restore stability and uplift what has “sunk.”