Varaha Purana 55.32: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 32

Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

त्वमादिदेवः परमार्थरूपी विभुः पुराणः पुरुषोत्तमश्च । अतीन्द्रियो वेदविदां प्रधानः प्रपाहि मां शङ्खगदास्त्रपाणे ॥ ५५.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 55.32

Transliteration

tvam ādidevaḥ paramārtharūpī vibhuḥ purāṇaḥ puruṣottamaś ca | atīndriyo vedavidāṁ pradhānaḥ prapāhi māṁ śaṅkhagadāstrapāṇe || 55.32 ||

Translation

พระองค์คืออาทิเทพ ผู้มีสภาวะแห่งสัจจะสูงสุด ทรงแผ่ไปทั่ว เป็นปุราณะ และเป็นปุรุโษตตมะ ทรงพ้นอินทรีย์ เป็นประธานในหมู่นักรู้พระเวท—ขอทรงคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าเถิด โอ้ผู้ทรงสังข์ คทา และศัสตรา

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Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आदिदेवः: the primordial god
• आदिदेवः: कर्ता-सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—देवानाम् आदिः/आदौ देवः (primeval god)

• परमार्थरूपी: whose form is the highest truth
• परमार्थरूपी: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—परमार्थः एव रूपं यस्य

• विभुः: the all-pervading one
• विभुः: कर्ता-विशेष्य (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुराणः: ancient
• पुराणः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the supreme person
• पुरुषोत्तमः: कर्ता-विशेष्य (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पुरुषेषु उत्तमः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अतीन्द्रियः: beyond the senses
• अतीन्द्रियः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वेदविदाम्: of the knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदाम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → विद्/विद्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘विद्’ as ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—वेदं विदन्ति ये

• प्रधानः: chief, foremost
• प्रधानः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रपाहि: protect (me)
• प्रपाहि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शङ्खगदास्त्रपाणे: O you whose hand holds conch, mace, and weapons
• शङ्खगदास्त्रपाणे: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—शङ्ख-गदा-अस्त्राणि पाणौ यस्य (बहुवस्तु-तत्पुरुष/उपपद)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (defaulted under Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Indic Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature: concise stuti-verses that combine philosophical epithets (e.g., paramārtha, atīndriya) with recognizable iconography (conch and mace), reflecting the synthesis of doctrine and devotional-poetic address in early medieval Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a theological and philosophical address to the deity.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the refuge/protection motif (prapāhi mām), presenting an ethic of seeking safeguarding through acknowledgment of transcendent reality and responsibility-oriented self-positioning (the speaker’s appeal for protection) rather than prescribing a specific social rule.