Varaha Purana 9.36: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 36

The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas

Devanagari script

यावत्स्वमूर्तिर्भगवांस्तावदेव जगत् त्विदम् । कूटस्थे तल्लयं याति विकृतिस्थे विवर्द्धते ॥ ९.३६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 9.36

Transliteration

yāvatsvamūrtir bhagavāṃs tāvad eva jagat tv idam | kūṭasthe tal-layaṃ yāti vikṛti-sthe vivarddhate || 9.36 ||

Translation

ตราบใดที่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงดำรงอยู่ในพระรูปของพระองค์เอง ตราบนั้นโลกนี้ย่อมดำรงอยู่ เมื่อหลักกูฏสถะ (ไม่แปรเปลี่ยน) ปรากฏ ก็โน้มไปสู่การล่มสลาย; เมื่อหลักวิกฤติ (ความแปรเปลี่ยน) ปรากฏ ก็ย่อมขยายเจริญ

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Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिबोधक-अव्यय (as long as/so far as)

• स्वमूर्तिः: one’s own form
• स्वमूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + मूर्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाणबोधक-अव्यय (so long/that much)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic: indeed/only)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक निपात (but/indeed)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘जगत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कूटस्थे: in the immutable (kūṭastha)
• कूटस्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूटस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the unchanging state/principle)

• तत्: that (world)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘जगत्’ इत्यस्य निर्देशक (that)

• लयम्: dissolution
• लयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विकृतिस्थे: in the modified state
• विकृतिस्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकृति-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; विकृति + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; ‘विकृतौ स्थिते’ (in the state of modification)

• विवर्धते: grows/increases
• विवर्धते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indian Philosophy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic-era synthesis of cosmological narration with philosophical vocabulary (e.g., kūṭastha, vikṛti), showing how Purāṇas preserve and popularize key metaphysical terms alongside mythic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological/metaphysical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical principle: the world’s continuity, growth, and dissolution are framed as contingent upon the relation between an unchanging ground (kūṭastha) and the domain of change (vikṛti).