Varaha Purana 72.5: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 5

Instruction on the Unity of the Triad

Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Rudra

Devanagari script

विषप्रवेशने धातुस्तत्र श्नु प्रत्ययादनु । विष्णुर्यः सर्वदेवेषु परमात्मा सनातनः ॥ ७२.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 72.5

Transliteration

viṣapraveśane dhātus tatra śnu pratyayād anu | viṣṇur yaḥ sarvadeveṣu paramātmā sanātanaḥ || 72.5 ||

Translation

‘విష్’ ధాతువు అర్థం ప్రవేశం/వ్యాప్తి; అక్కడ ‘శ్ను’ ప్రత్యయానుసారం (విష్ణు శబ్దం సిద్ధిస్తుంది). యే విష్ణువు—సర్వ దేవతలలో వ్యాపించినవాడు—ఆయనే సనాతన పరమాత్మ॥

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Word by Word

• विषप्रवेशने: in the sense of ‘entering poison’ (poison-entry)
• विषप्रवेशने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष-प्रवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन

• धातुः: a verbal root (dhātu)
• धातुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्र: there / in that context
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• श्नु: the suffix ‘śnu’
• श्नु: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्नु (प्रत्यय/कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रातिपदिकवत्-उल्लेख (suffix-name used as nominal), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रत्ययात्: from the suffix/affix
• प्रत्ययात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन

• अनु: according to / following
• अनु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/particle: ‘after, according to’)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• सर्वदेवेषु: among all gods
• सर्वदेवेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Among)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), बहुवचन

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Grammar
• Divine Epithets

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic practice of explaining divine names through Sanskrit derivational grammar (dhātu + pratyaya), showing how theological ideas were articulated using the tools of classical linguistics.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is lexical/etymological rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than an explicit ethical rule, the verse conveys a philosophical characterization: the ‘pervading’ principle (Viṣṇu) is described as the eternal supreme Self present among all deities, emphasizing unity and pervasiveness as a key conceptual theme.