Varaha Purana 12.9: Adhyaya 12, Shloka 9

Supratīka’s Hymn to Rāma and the Granting of a Boon through Divine Manifestation

Devanagari script

त्वया ततम् विश्वमिदं महात्मन् स्वकाखिलान् वेद दिशश्च सर्वाः । कथं त्वमाद्यं परमं तु धाम विहाय चान्यं शरणं व्रजामि ॥ १२.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 12.9

Transliteration

tvayā tatam viśvam idaṃ mahātman svakākhilān veda diśaś ca sarvāḥ | kathaṃ tvam ādyaṃ paramaṃ tu dhāma vihāya cānyaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi || 12.9 ||

Translation

โอ้มหาตมัน! จักรวาลทั้งสิ้นนี้แผ่ซ่านด้วยพระองค์; สิ่งทั้งปวงอันเป็นของพระองค์โดยครบถ้วน และทิศทั้งหลายทั้งหมด พระองค์ทรงรู้. พระองค์ทรงเป็นปฐมะและเป็นพระธามอันสูงสุด; ข้าพเจ้าจะละพระองค์แล้วไปพึ่งที่อื่นได้อย่างไร?

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Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• tatam: pervaded / spread
• tatam: Kriyā (क्रिया-अङ्ग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tan (तन् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with viśvam

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• mahātman: O great-souled one
• mahātman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा)

• svakākhilān: all (as) your own
• svakākhilān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक) + akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; कर्मधारयः (स्वकाः अखिलाः)

• veda: you know
• veda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; agrees with diśaḥ

• katham: how
• katham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक)

• tvam: I
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ādyam: primeval / first
• ādyam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with dhāma

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with dhāma

• tu: indeed / but
• tu: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अवधारण/विरोध)

• dhāma: abode / refuge
• dhāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√hā (हा धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (कृदन्त: ल्यप्), indeclinable; prior action

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• anyam: another
• anyam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with śaraṇam (sense: other)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vrajāmi: do I go/seek
• vrajāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

Speaker

Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework; the verse is an address to the supreme instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic rhetorical mode: a speaker addresses the supreme figure as all-pervading and omniscient, using the language of refuge (śaraṇa) to articulate dependence and devotion within a didactic dialogue setting.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is cosmological (the universe and the directions) rather than to a particular sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the philosophical principle of seeking a coherent ultimate refuge in the all-pervading source, framed as a commitment to the highest ground of meaning rather than dispersing one’s reliance among lesser supports.