Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 39

Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa

Devanagari script

नमो नमस्तेऽखिलमन्त्रदेवता- द्रव्याय सर्वक्रतवे क्रियात्मने । वैराग्यभक्त्यात्मजयानुभावित- ज्ञानाय विद्यागुरवे नमो नम: ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

namo namas te ’khila-mantra-devatā- dravyāya sarva-kratave kriyātmane vairāgya-bhaktyātmajayānubhāvita- jñānāya vidyā-gurave namo namaḥ

Translation

再三顶礼于你：你是一切咒语之神、一切祭品与供具之本体、诸克拉图祭仪之主、亦是一切仪式行动之灵。你是由离欲、奉爱（bhakti）与自胜而证得的真知；你是奉爱之学的至上导师。顶礼，顶礼！

Synonyms

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; विसर्गान्त-नमस् (indeclinable interjection of salutation)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• akhila-mantra-devatā-dravyāya: to the substance (offering) of all mantra-deities
• akhila-mantra-devatā-dravyāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila + mantra + devatā + dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अखिलानां मन्त्राणां देवता-द्रव्यम्’ (the substance/oblation-aspect of all mantra-deities)

• sarva-kratave: to (the Lord of) all sacrifices
• sarva-kratave: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषां क्रतूनां (स्वरूपः)’

• kriyātmane: to the one whose nature is (sacrificial) action
• kriyātmane: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘क्रिया आत्मा यस्य’ (one whose essence is ritual action)

• vairāgya-bhakty-ātma-jaya-anubhāvita-jñānāya: to the knowledge made potent by detachment, devotion, and self-conquest
• vairāgya-bhakty-ātma-jaya-anubhāvita-jñānāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāgya + bhakti + ātma + jaya + anubhāvita + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘वैराग्य-भक्ति-आत्मजयेन अनुभावितं ज्ञानम्’ (knowledge empowered/manifested by dispassion, devotion, and self-mastery); anubhāvita = कृदन्त-विशेषण (PPP from अनु√भू) within compound

• vidyā-gurave: to the teacher of knowledge
• vidyā-gurave: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘विद्यायाः गुरुः’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थ (salutation particle)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition)

Purport

The qualification of bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord, is that the devotee should be free from all material contaminations and desires. This freedom is called vairāgya, or renouncement of material desires. One who engages in devotional service to the Lord according to regulative principles is automatically freed from material desires, and in that pure state of mind one can realize the Personality of Godhead. The Personality of Godhead, being situated in everyone’s heart, instructs the devotee regarding pure devotional service so that he may ultimately achieve the association of the Lord. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (10.10) as follows:

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Lord Varāha (Śrī Hari/Vishnu)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Vishnu being the essence of Vedic mantras and yajna?

This verse states that the Lord is both the presiding deity of all mantras and the very substance and goal of sacrifice—making all ritual ultimately meant for Him.

Why did Brahmā offer this prayer to Lord Varāha in Canto 3 Chapter 13?

Brahmā praises Lord Varāha after His divine appearance and action, acknowledging that the Lord is the inner soul of all sacred rites and the source of true spiritual knowledge.

Practical application of vairagya, bhakti, and atma-jaya in modern life?

Cultivate detachment from compulsive desires (vairāgya), dedicate daily actions to God (bhakti), and practice self-discipline (ātma-jaya); together they make spiritual understanding steady and transformative.