Varaha Purana 174.69: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 69

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

अदितेर्गर्भमाधाय वैरोचनिशमाय च ॥ त्रिभिः क्रमैर् जिताः लोकाः वामनाय नमोऽस्तु ते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.69

Transliteration

aditer garbham ādhāya vairocaniśamāya ca || tribhiḥ kramair jitā lokāḥ vāmanāya namo ’stu te

Translation

เมื่อเสด็จเข้าสู่ครรภ์ของอทิติ และเพื่อระงับสายวงศ์แห่งไวโรจนะ โลกทั้งหลายถูกพิชิตด้วยสามก้าว ขอนอบน้อมแด่วามนะ

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Word by Word

• अदितेः: of Aditi
• अदितेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• गर्भम्: womb
• गर्भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आधाय: having entered/placed (in)
• आधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having placed/assumed)

• वैरोचनिशमाय: for (the purpose of) Vairocanī-śamā (pacifying Virocana’s line / Vairocanī)
• वैरोचनिशमाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरोचनिशमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (for the sake of)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• क्रमैः: steps
• क्रमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• जिताः: conquered
• जिताः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वामनाय: to Vāmana
• वामनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; नमः-योगे दान/सम्प्रदानार्थ

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-अर्थ (dative sense) एकवचन; नमः-योगे

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Mythology
• Vaishnavism
• Itihāsa-Purāṇa Intertext

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encapsulates the Vāmana–Trivikrama narrative in a concise liturgical form, showing how mythic episodes were embedded in ritual praise and memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial location is named; “the worlds” (lokāḥ) indicates a cosmological scope rather than a mapped site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames cosmic order as restored through measured action (three strides), a symbolic model of restraint and rightful reordering.