Varaha Purana 53.23: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

त्रसरेणुसमं मूर्त्या अव्यक्तं सर्वजन्तुषु । समं दृष्ट्वा परं हर्षं उभे विसस्वरार्त्तवित् ॥ ५३.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.23

Transliteration

trasareṇusamaṃ mūrtyā avyaktaṃ sarvajantuṣu | samaṃ dṛṣṭvā paraṃ harṣaṃ ubhe visasvarārttavit || 53.23 ||

Translation

เมื่อได้เห็นพระผู้ไม่ปรากฏรูป—ผู้สถิตอยู่ในสรรพสัตว์อย่างเท่าเทียมกัน—ในรูปที่ละเอียดประดุจละอองเกสร ทั้งสองต่างก็ได้รับความปีติยินดีอย่างสูงสุด

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Word by Word

• trasareṇu-samam: equal to a trasareṇu (minute particle)
• trasareṇu-samam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trasareṇu-sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समास: त्रसरेणु + सम (‘equal to a trasareṇu/atom’)

• mūrtyā: by/with (his) form
• mūrtyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (मूर्ति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• avyaktam: unmanifest, indistinct
• avyaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sarva-jantuṣu: in all beings
• sarva-jantuṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; समास: सर्व + जन्तु (‘in all creatures’)

• samam: equally
• samam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adverbial use ‘equally’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त)

• param: supreme, great
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying harṣam

• harṣam: joy, delight
• harṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ubhe: both (two)
• ubhe: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Dual (द्विवचन)

• visasvara-ārtta-vit: knowing/experiencing distressed cries
• visasvara-ārtta-vit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visasvara-ārtta-vit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular/Dual depending on agreement; here agreeing with ubhe (dual) by sense; compound: विसस्वर (crying out) + आर्त (distressed) + वित् (knower/experiencer)

Speaker

Varāha (default, primary instructor in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a characteristic Purāṇic synthesis of cosmological vocabulary (e.g., avyakta) with ethical-philosophical instruction (equal vision toward beings), a theme that becomes influential across later Sanskrit theological and philosophical literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily philosophical and psychological in focus rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights sama-darśana—an impartial, equal regard toward all living beings—grounded in perceiving a subtle, unmanifest principle present throughout life.