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Varaha Purana 4.36: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 36

On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā

किन्तु सर्वशरीरस्थः परमात्मा जगत्पतिः । स्वदेहे दृश्यते भक्त्या नैकस्थानगतस्तु सः ॥ ४.३६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 4.36

kintu sarvaśarīrasthaḥ paramātmā jagatpatiḥ | svadehe dṛśyate bhaktyā naikasthānagatas tu saḥ || 4.36 ||

แต่พระปรมาตมัน ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งโลก สถิตอยู่ในกายทั้งปวง ด้วยภักติจึงประจักษ์ได้ในกายของตนเอง ทว่าพระองค์มิได้จำกัดอยู่เพียงแห่งเดียว

किन्तुbut
किन्तु:
Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिन्तु (अव्यय)
Formविरोधार्थक-अव्यय (adversative conjunction)
सर्व-शरीर-स्थःpresent in all bodies
सर्व-शरीर-स्थः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (√स्था-धातु, क; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘सर्वेषु शरीरेषु स्थितः’
परमात्माthe Supreme Self
परमात्मा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय — ‘परमः आत्मा’
जगत्-पतिःlord of the world
जगत्-पतिः:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — ‘जगतः पतिः’
स्व-देहेin one’s own body
स्व-देहे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘स्वस्य देहे’
दृश्यतेis seen
दृश्यते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
भक्त्याby devotion
भक्त्या:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन-भावे
नnot
न:
Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)
एक-स्थान-गतःgone to/limited to one place
एक-स्थान-गतः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (√गम्-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘एकस्मिन् स्थाने गतः/स्थितः’
तुhowever
तु:
Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Sanskrit
V
Vaiṣṇavism
I
Indic Philosophy

FAQs

It reflects a common Purāṇic philosophical theme: the supreme principle is described as immanent within living beings while also transcending spatial limitation, aligning the text with broader classical discussions of devotion and metaphysical presence.

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is metaphysical rather than topographical.

The verse emphasizes inward discipline and devotion as a means of insight: the highest principle is to be sought within oneself without reducing it to a single external location or shrine.

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