Varaha Purana 7.37: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 37

The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu

Gadādhara

Pūrva Bhāga · Pṛthivī-uddhāra (Cosmogony and Earth-Restoration Narrative)

Devanagari script

स्वयं त्रिमूर्तिः स्वमिवात्मनात्मनि स्वशक्तितश्चाण्डमिदं ससर्ज्ज ह । तस्मिञ्जलोत्थासनमार्यतेजसं ससर्ज्ज यस्तं प्रणतोऽस्मि भूधरम् ॥ ७.३७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 7.37

Transliteration

svayaṃ trimūrtiḥ svam ivātmanātmani svaśaktitaś cāṇḍam idaṃ sasarjja ha | tasmiñ jalotthāsanam āryatejasaṃ sasarjja yas taṃ praṇato ’smi bhūdharam || 7.37 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

తానే త్రిమూర్తిగా ఉండి, తన స్వశక్తితో తనలోనే ఉన్నట్లుగా ఈ బ్రహ్మాండాండాన్ని సృష్టించినవాడు; అందులో ఆర్యతేజస్సుతో కూడిన జలజ ఆసనాన్ని ఉద్భవింపజేసినవాడు—ఆ భూధరునికి నేను నమస్కరిస్తున్నాను.

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Word by Word

• svayam: by himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: स्वतन्त्रार्थक अव्यय (by oneself)
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)

• trimūrtiḥ: the three-formed one (Trimūrti)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्रयाणां मूर्तिः/त्रिविधा मूर्तिः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tri + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)

• svam: his own (self)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; reflexive/possessive sense
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)

• iva: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: उपमार्थक अव्यय (like/as)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: iva (अव्यय)

• ātmanā: by the self
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)

• ātmani: in the self
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)

• svaśaktitaḥ: from/through his own power
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य शक्तिः) + तसिल्-अर्थ (ablatival ‘from/by means of’)
• Role: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Root: sva + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• aṇḍam: cosmic egg
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)

• idam: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• sasarjja: created/emitted
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु)

• ha: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक निपात (indeed/for emphasis)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ha (अव्यय)

• tasmin: in that (egg)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• jalotthāsanam: a seat arising from water (lotus-seat)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जलात् उत्थम् आसनम्)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: jala + utthāsana (प्रातिपदिक)

• āryatejasam: of noble splendor
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (आर्यं तेजः यस्य/आर्यतेजः) used adjectivally
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: ārya + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)

• sasarjja: created
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु)

• yaḥ: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tam: him
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• praṇataḥ: bowed down
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘bowed’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता) (with asmi)
• Root: pra + nam (नम् धातु)

• asmi: I am
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: as (अस् धातु)

• bhūdharam: the earth-bearer (Varāha)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भूमेः धरः)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: bhū + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• ivātmanātmani = iva + ātmanā + ātmani
• svaśaktitaś cāṇḍam = svaśaktitaḥ + ca + aṇḍam
• tasmiñ jalotthāsanam = tasmin + jalotthāsanam
• praṇato ’smi = praṇataḥ + asmi

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Cosmic

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Cosmology/theology

Subjects

CosmologyTheogonyEarth-Restoration (Pṛthivī-uddhāra)

Core idea

The one Lord, by his own śakti, manifests the brahmāṇḍa and establishes the luminous seat within it; he is the true ‘earth-bearer’.

In practice

Contemplate divine immanence and sovereignty; cultivate humility and devotion through recognizing the world’s dependence on the Lord.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Cosmic upholding implied by ‘bhūdhara’ (earth-bearer); frames Varāha/Vishnu as the one who establishes the world-structure in creation/restoration.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a classical Purāṇic cosmogonic formula—creation of the brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) through intrinsic divine power—useful for comparing Varāha Purāṇa’s creation narrative with parallel accounts in other Purāṇas and epic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological (brahmāṇḍa, water-born seat) rather than tied to a localized tīrtha or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models intellectual and devotional humility through reverential acknowledgment of the cosmic order’s source; it frames Earth-support/restoration (bhūdhara) as a central cultural-ecological theme without prescribing sectarian superiority.