Varaha Purana 53.10: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 10

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Devanagari script

नित्यानित्यस्वरूपाणि दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं चतुर्मुखः । चिन्तयामास जनकं कथं पश्याम्यहं नृप ॥ ५३.१० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.10

Transliteration

nityānityasvarūpāṇi dṛṣṭvā pūrvaṃ caturmukhaḥ | cintayāmāsa janakaṃ kathaṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ nṛpa || 53.10 ||

Translation

ครั้นได้พิจารณารูปแห่งสิ่งที่เที่ยงและไม่เที่ยงมาก่อนแล้ว พระพรหมผู้มีสี่พักตร์จึงรำพึงว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา เราจักได้เฝ้าทัศนา ‘ชนก’ อย่างไร?”

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Word by Word

• nitya: eternal

• anitya: non-eternal/impermanent

• svarūpa: intrinsic form/nature

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen/observed

• pūrvam: earlier/previously

• caturmukhaḥ: the four-faced one (Brahmā)

• cintayāmāsa: reflected/pondered

• janakam: Janaka (proper name

• katham: how

• paśyāmi: may I see/behold

• aham: I

• nṛpa: O king

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the verse fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary technique: embedding philosophical categories (eternal vs. impermanent) within narrative framing, here linked to Brahmā (caturmukha) as a reflective agent in the storyline.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily philosophical and narrative rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds discernment between permanence and impermanence (nitya/anitya) as a reflective practice that informs subsequent action and inquiry within the narrative.