Varaha Purana 1.27: Adhyaya 1, Shloka 27

Praise of Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Foundational Questions

Devanagari script

एवं न्यस्य हरेर्न्यासमामानि जगती तदा । नमस्ते भगवन् विष्णो इत्युक्त्वा विरराम ह ॥ १.२८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 1.27

Transliteration

evaṃ nyasya harer nyāsam āmāni jagatī tadā | namas te bhagavan viṣṇo ity uktvā virarāma ha || 1.28 ||

Translation

ครั้นกระทำการวางมนตร์ (นยาสะ) อันเกี่ยวกับพระหริแล้ว จคตี (แผ่นดิน) จึงกล่าวว่า “ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ โอ้พระภควานวิษณุ” แล้วก็นิ่งสงบไป.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• न्यस्य: having placed/assigned
• न्यस्य: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: अस् (to place/throw) उपसर्ग: नि; अर्थ: ‘placing/assigning’

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• न्यासम्: nyāsa (ritual placing/assignment)
• न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आमानि: raw/uncooked (things)
• आमानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• जगती: the earth/world
• जगती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘जगती’ इति जगत्-शब्दस्य स्त्रीरूपम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बोधन/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्-शब्दः (indeclinable interjection)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; enclitic form

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• इति: thus/‘…’
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: वच् (to say)

• विरराम: stopped/ceased
• विरराम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), कथन-प्रत्यय/स्मरणार्थक

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Jagatī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic narrative technique: a ritualized preface (nyāsa and salutation) that frames the ensuing discourse, reflecting the integration of liturgical practice with textual transmission in early medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is given in this verse; “Jagatī” functions as a personification of the Earth rather than a localized geographic reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily models respectful address and disciplined speech within a teacher–inquirer framework: after completing a preparatory act, the speaker offers a formal salutation and then pauses, signaling readiness for instruction rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction.