Varaha Purana 57.6: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 6

The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata

Devanagari script

नमोऽस्त्वमृतरूपाय सर्वौषधिनृपाय च । यज्ञलोकाधिपतये सोमाय परमात्मने ॥ ५७.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 57.6

Transliteration

namo 'stv amṛtarūpāya sarvauṣadhinṛpāya ca | yajñalokādhipataye somāya paramātmane || 57.6 ||

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่โสมะผู้เป็นปรมาตมัน ผู้มีรูปเป็นอมฤต เป็นราชาแห่งสมุนไพรทั้งปวง และเป็นเจ้าแห่งโลกแห่งยัญ

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Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/उक्ति (Salutation formula)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थे प्रयोगः

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अमृतरूपाय: to (him) of immortal form
• अमृतरूपाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतरूप (प्रातिपदिक: अमृत + रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; समासः अमृतस्य रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्वौषधिनृपाय: to the king/lord of all herbs
• सर्वौषधिनृपाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वौषधिनृप (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + औषधि + नृप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः सर्वासाम् औषधीनाम् नृपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; बहुपद-समास)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यज्ञलोकाधिपतये: to the lord of the world of sacrifices
• यज्ञलोकाधिपतये: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञलोकाधिपति (प्रातिपदिक: यज्ञलोक + अधिपति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः यज्ञलोकस्य अधिपतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सोमाय: to Soma
• सोमाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: परम + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः आत्मा)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic stuti style that integrates Vedic ritual vocabulary (yajña, Soma) with later philosophical terminology (paramātman), illustrating continuity between ritual and metaphysical discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is conceptual (the 'realm of sacrifice'), not topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes a philosophical orientation of reverence toward life-sustaining forces—immortality/renewal and medicinal vegetation—framing them as worthy of honor within a ritual-cosmic order.