Varaha Purana 32.20: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 20

Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance

Devanagari script

त्वयैयं पाल्यते पृथ्वी त्रैलोक्यं च त्वयैव हि । जनस्तपस्तथा सत्यं त्वया सर्वं तु पाल्यते ॥ ३२.२१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 32.20

Transliteration

tvayeyaṁ pālyate pṛthvī trailokyaṁ ca tvayaiva hi | janastapas tathā satyaṁ tvayā sarvaṁ tu pālyate || 32.21 ||

Translation

ด้วยพระองค์เองแผ่นดินนี้จึงได้รับการค้ำจุน และแท้จริงด้วยพระองค์เองไตรโลกก็เช่นกัน. มนุษย์ ตบะ และสัจจะ—ทั้งหมดนี้พระองค์ทรงอภิบาลไว้

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Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाल्यते: is protected/maintained
• पाल्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive voice)

• पृथ्वी: the earth
• पृथ्वी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रै-लोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रै-लोक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three worlds)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (for/indeed)

• जनः: people/creatures
• जनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वय निपात (but/indeed)

• पाल्यते: is protected
• पाल्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (Passive)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework; verse praises the sustaining agent addressed as 'you')

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cosmic Order (ṛta/dharma)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif in which cosmic stability (Earth and the three worlds) is attributed to a single sustaining principle/persona, linking cosmology with ethical order (tapas and satya) for didactic purposes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it speaks in universal cosmological terms (Earth and the three worlds) rather than a localized tīrtha or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse associates the maintenance of truth (satya) and disciplined conduct (tapas) with the same sustaining power that upholds the world, framing ethical life as integral to cosmic order and societal continuity.