Shloka 112

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

सोमस्य भगवान् वर्चा वर्चस्वी येन जायते

Transliteration

somasya bhagavān varcā varcasvī yena jāyate

Translation

సోమునికి భగవద్ది ప్రకాశమైన వర్చస్సు ఉంది; ఆ పవిత్ర తేజస్సుతోనే అతడు వర్చస్విగా, దీప్తిమంతుడుగా అవుతాడు.

Word by Word

• सोमस्य: of Soma
• सोमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Soma'

• भगवान्: divine, venerable
• भगवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — विशेषण/उपाधि

• वर्चाः: Varcā (splendour; name)
• वर्चाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्/वर्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — नाम

• वर्चस्वी: splendid, radiant
• वर्चस्वी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्चस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — विशेषण

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• जायते: is born, arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'is born/arises'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Soma (Chandra/Moon)

FAQs

What is the significance of Soma’s radiance (varcā) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats the Moon’s splendour as a divine endowment that makes Soma “radiant,” indicating that cosmic brilliance is a bestowed power within universal order, not a random physical accident.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic functions through celestial bodies here?

Parāśara describes the luminaries through their operative qualities—such as radiance and vitality—showing how the universe is upheld by specific powers assigned to the Sun and Moon within a governed cosmology.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Purana’s framework implies that the Moon’s splendour is ultimately dependent on the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty—celestial “divinity” functions as delegated power under Vishnu’s cosmic rule.