Varaha Purana 55.40: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 40

Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

यदेतस्मिन् जगद्ध्रुवं चलाचलं सुरादिकालानलसंस्थमुत्तमम् । न त्वं विभक्तोऽसि जनार्दनेश प्रयच्छ सिद्धिं हृदयेप्सितां मे ॥ ५५.४० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 55.40

Transliteration

yad etasmin jagad dhruvaṁ calācalaṁ surādikālānalasaṁstham uttamam | na tvaṁ vibhakto 'si janārdaneśa prayaccha siddhiṁ hṛdayepsitāṁ me || 55.40 ||

Translation

ఈ ఉత్తమ జగత్తు—చరాచరమంతా—నీ యందే ధృవంగా నిలిచి ఉంది, యుగాంతాగ్నిలోనూ స్థాపితమై ఉంది; అందువల్ల హే జనార్దనేశ, నీవు దానితో విభక్తుడవు కావు. నా హృదయం కోరిన సిద్ధిని నాకు ప్రసాదించు.

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Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun (यत्)

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dhruvam: fixed, steady
• dhruvam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying जगत्

• cala: moving
• cala: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used as member in dvandva with अचलम्

• acalam: unmoving
• acalam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; paired with चल (dvandva sense) qualifying जगत्

• sura-ādi-kāla-anala-saṁstham: situated amid gods etc., time and fire
• sura-ādi-kāla-anala-saṁstham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + anala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṁstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'सुरादिकालानलेषु संस्थम्' (located/established in gods etc., time and fire) qualifying जगत्

• uttamam: supreme, excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; superlative adjective qualifying जगत्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vibhaktaḥ: divided, separated
• vibhaktaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-bhaj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective with असि

• asi: are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्) (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; copula

• janārdana-īśa: O Lord of Janārdana (O Janārdaneśa)
• janārdana-īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'जनार्दनस्य ईशः'

• prayaccha: grant, bestow
• prayaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yaṃ (यम्) (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• siddhim: success, accomplishment
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• hṛdaya-īpsitām: desired in (my) heart
• hṛdaya-īpsitām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + īpsita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'हृदयस्य ईप्सिता' qualifying सिद्धिम्

• me: my, for me
• me: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (enclitic)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; verse is a petitionary praise addressed to Janārdana/Varāha)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic mode of cosmological praise (stuti) used to frame dialogue and instruction: the deity is described as the locus of the cosmos, including cyclical time and dissolution imagery (kālānala), before a request for a boon or teaching is made.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and philosophical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes an integrative worldview: the cosmos is presented as cohering within a single sustaining principle (the lord is 'not separate'), encouraging a philosophical stance of connectedness rather than fragmentation.