Varaha Purana 2.22: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 22

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

नारायणः परोऽचिन्त्यः पराणामपि पूर्वजः । ब्रह्मस्वरूपी भगवाननादिः सर्वसम्भवः ॥ २.२२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 2.22

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaḥ paro ’cintyaḥ parāṇām api pūrvajaḥ | brahmasvarūpī bhagavān anādiḥ sarvasaṃbhavaḥ || 2.22 ||

Translation

นารายณ์ทรงเป็นผู้สูงสุดและยากหยั่งถึง เป็นบรรพชนแม้ของผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลาย พระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้มีสภาวะเป็นพรหมัน ไร้จุดเริ่มต้น และเป็นบ่อเกิดแห่งสรรพสิ่ง

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Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परः: supreme
• परः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण नारायणः प्रति

• अचिन्त्यः: inconceivable
• अचिन्त्यः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचिन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पराणाम्: of all (others)
• पराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of the others/superiors’ contextually ‘of all’

• अपि: even / also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• पूर्वजः: the first-born / ancestor
• पूर्वजः: सम्बन्ध (Predicate/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate nominative to नारायणः

• ब्रह्म-स्वरूपी: of the nature of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-स्वरूपी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘having the form/nature of Brahman’; विशेषण

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनादिः: beginningless
• अनादिः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्व-सम्भवः: source of all
• सर्व-सम्भवः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘source of all / from whom all arises’; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies
• Indian Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic doctrinal register that identifies Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu as the supreme, beginningless source of the cosmos, using philosophical terms such as acintya (beyond conceptualization) and brahmasvarūpī (of the nature of Brahman).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a theological-cosmological statement rather than a tīrtha (sacred geography) reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction: the ultimate principle is beyond ordinary cognition (acintya) and is the origin of all; ethically, it encourages intellectual humility and a cosmological perspective when interpreting dharma and narrative action.