Varaha Purana 72.8: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 8

Instruction on the Unity of the Triad

Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra

Devanagari script

अहं च वरदस्तस्य द्वापरे द्वापरे द्विज । अहं च तं सदा स्तौमि श्वेतद्वीपे कृते युगे ॥ ७२.८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 72.8

Transliteration

ahaṁ ca varadas tasya dvāpare dvāpare dvija | ahaṁ ca taṁ sadā staumi śvetadvīpe kṛte yuge || 72.8 ||

Translation

ఓ ద్విజా! ద్వాపరయుగంలో—అవును, ద్వాపరయుగంలోనే—నేను అతనికి వరదాతనై ఉన్నాను. కృతయుగంలో శ్వేతద్వీపంలో నేను ఎల్లప్పుడూ అతనిని స్తుతిస్తాను.

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Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 1st person pronoun

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

• varadaḥ: boon-giving
• varadaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'giver of boons' (बहुधा विशेषणरूपेण)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• dvāpare: in Dvāpara (yuga)
• dvāpare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dvāpare: in each Dvāpara
• dvāpare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; repetition for distributive sense

• dvija: O twice-born
• dvija: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• staumi: I praise
• staumi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śveta-dvīpe: in Śvetadvīpa
• śveta-dvīpe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kṛte: in Kṛta (Satya)
• kṛte: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; adjective qualifying yuge (kṛta-yuga)

• yuge: in the age
• yuge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy: situating divine agency and relationships across cyclical world-ages (yugas), reinforcing continuity of mythic time and doctrinal memory within the Purāṇic tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

Śvetadvīpa is named; in Purāṇic cosmography it is a sacred 'white island/continent' associated with transcendent or idealized realms. Modern scholarship generally treats it as mythic-cosmological geography rather than a single securely identifiable terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds sustained remembrance and praise (stuti) as a philosophical discipline—emphasizing continuity of reverence and moral orientation across changing times rather than a location-specific injunction.