Varaha Purana 113.1: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 1

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

अथ भगवत्स्तुतिः ॥ ॐ नमो वराहाय नमो ब्रह्मपुत्राय सनत्कुमाराय नमः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.1

Transliteration

atha bhagavat-stutiḥ || oṃ namo varāhāya namo brahma-putrāya sanatkumārāya namaḥ ||

Translation

اب بھگوان کی ستوتی: اوم—وراہ کو نمسکار؛ برہما کے پتر سنَت کُمار کو نمسکار۔

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Word by Word

• atha: now/then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/transition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (अव्यय), ‘now/then’ (अथ)

• bhagavat-stutiḥ: praise of the Lord
• bhagavat-stutiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat + stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘bhagavataḥ stutiḥ’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• oṃ: Om
• oṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Sacred syllable (प्रणव), indeclinable

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nipāta used as indeclinable (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग), governs dative (चतुर्थी)

• varāhāya: to Varāha
• varāhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable salutation (नमः), with dative

• brahma-putrāya: to the son of Brahmā
• brahma-putrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘brahmaṇaḥ putraḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• sanat-kumārāya: to Sanatkumāra
• sanat-kumārāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat + kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) proper name; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/obeisance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable salutation (नमः)

Speaker

Narrator (invocatory formula)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves an invocation style typical of Purāṇic chapters, signaling textual authority and framing the ensuing narrative as a formal discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named here; the verse functions as an invocation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A norm of respectful address toward principal figures of the discourse, establishing a disciplined listening/recitation context.