Varaha Purana 113.53: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 53

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

क्रीडाविक्षेपणश्चासि गृहेषु गृहदेवताः ॥ सर्वात्मकः सर्वगतो वर्ध्धनो मन एव च ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.53

Transliteration

krīḍāvikṣepaṇaś cāsi gṛheṣu gṛhadevatāḥ || sarvātmakaḥ sarvagato varddhano mana eva ca ||

Translation

آپ ہی کھیل اور تفریح (وِکشےپ) ہیں؛ گھروں میں آپ ہی گِرہ دیوتا ہیں۔ آپ سب کی ذات کے اندر ہیں، ہر جگہ حاضر ہیں؛ آپ بڑھانے والے ہیں—اور آپ ہی من (ذہن) ہیں۔

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• क्रीडा-विक्षेपणः: playful diversion / sportful distraction
• क्रीडा-विक्षेपणः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडा (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्षेपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṛīḍāyāḥ vikṣepaṇaḥ / play’s diversion)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गृहेषु: in houses
• गृहेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• गृह-देवताः: household deities
• गृह-देवताः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gṛhasya devatāḥ)

• सर्व-आत्मकः: having all as one’s self; all-formed
• सर्व-आत्मकः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarvasya ātmakaḥ)

• सर्व-गतः: all-pervading
• सर्व-गतः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarvatra gataḥ)

• वर्ध्धनः: increaser, nourisher
• वर्ध्धनः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; √वृध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Pradhana-kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)

Tags

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents domestic religious vocabulary (gṛhadevatā) alongside metaphysical claims of divine immanence, illustrating how Purāṇic texts bridge household practice and philosophy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the setting is generalized to “homes” (gṛheṣu).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It suggests attentiveness to the sacred dimension of everyday life, framing household responsibility and mental discipline within a broader all-pervading order.