vishnuvarahaavatarstotram

වරාහ ස්තෝත්රම්

Varaha Stotram in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 8× repetitions·🕐 Early morning after bath; especially on Varaha Jayanti (Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya)·📜 Varaha Stotram (anushtubh metre), composed by Sri Shridhara Swami Maharaj

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Varaha Stotram (anushtubh metre), composed by Sri Shridhara Swami Maharaj · Sri Shridhara Swami Maharaj (paramahamsa parivrajaka acharya) · Modern (composed at Sri Kshetra Varadapura, 20th century)

Varaha, the boar avatar of Vishnu, is one of the most ancient and beloved incarnations: when the demon Hiranyaksha dragged the earth down into the cosmic waters, the Lord assumed the colossal form of a boar, dived into the deep, slew the demon, and raised the earth on his tusks. This eight-verse stotra in praise of Varaha was composed by Sri Shridhara Swami Maharaj. In gem-like anushtubh verses it praises the Lord not only for rescuing the earth and destroying evil but as the very Brahman beyond words, the sadguru who utters 'Tat Tvam Asi', and the boat that carries souls across the sea of existence.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that just as Lord Varaha effortlessly lifted the entire earth from the cosmic depths on his tusks, so he lifts the surrendered devotee out of the ocean of worldly suffering; the closing verse hails him as the very 'boat' (bhava-nauka) by which beings cross samsara, and devotees believe his remembrance steadies and rescues the sinking heart.

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Verse 1

චිදානන්දඝනං ශුද්ධං විශ්වමඞ්ගලකාරකම් . මෝක්ෂහේතුං හි තං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 1 ..

chidānandaghanaṃ śuddhaṃ viśvamaṅgalakārakam | mokṣahetuṃ hi taṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 1 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the form of the boar (Varaha) — the dense mass of consciousness and bliss, the pure one, who brings auspiciousness to the whole world and is the cause of liberation.

Verse 2

නේති නේති ශ්රුතිර්බ්රූතේ යස්ය රූපං විනිර්ණයන් . පරබ්රහ්මහිතං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 2 ..

neti neti śrutirbrūte yasya rūpaṃ vinirṇayan | parabrahmahitaṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 2 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — whose nature the Vedas, seeking to define, can only call 'not this, not this' (neti neti), the very good that is the Supreme Brahman.

Verse 3

තත්ත්වමසීති වක්තාරමාවිර්භූතං ජගත්පතිම් . ශ්රීසද්ගුරුං හිතං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 3 ..

tattvamasīti vaktāramāvirbhūtaṃ jagatpatim | śrīsadguruṃ hitaṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 3 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — the Lord of the universe who has manifested, the true preceptor (sadguru) who is the speaker of the great teaching 'That thou art' (Tat Tvam Asi).

Verse 4

රසාතලගතාං භූමිං ගජඃ කමලිනීමිව . උද්දධාර හි තං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 4 ..

rasātalagatāṃ bhūmiṃ gajaḥ kamalinīmiva | uddadhāra hi taṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 4 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — who lifted up the earth sunk into the nether regions as effortlessly as an elephant lifts a lotus-stalk.

Verse 5

අවධීද්යෝ හිරණ්යාක්ෂං විශ්වකණ්ටකරාක්ෂසම් . විශ්වපාලහිතං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 5 ..

avadhīdyo hiraṇyākṣaṃ viśvakaṇṭakarākṣasam | viśvapālahitaṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 5 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — who slew Hiranyaksha, the demon who was a thorn tormenting the whole world, for the welfare and protection of all.

Verse 6

ධර්මෝද්ධාරාවතාරෝ(අ)යං සජ්ජනාවනහේතුකම් . ජගත්පතිං හිතං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 6 ..

dharmoddhārāvatāro'yaṃ sajjanāvanahetukam | jagatpatiṃ hitaṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 6 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — this incarnation for the upliftment of dharma, the Lord of the universe who descended for the protection of the virtuous.

Verse 7

අත්යන්තකරුණාසාන්ද්රං ජගදුද්ධාරකං පරම් . භවතාරං හි තං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 7 ..

atyantakaruṇāsāndraṃ jagaduddhārakaṃ param | bhavatāraṃ hi taṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 7 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — supremely saturated with boundless compassion, the great rescuer of the world, who carries beings across the ocean of worldly existence.

Verse 8

සදෛවාක්ලිෂ්ටකර්මාණං ජගතඃස්ථිතිහේතවේ . භවනෞකාං හි තං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ වාරාහරූපිණම් .. 8 ..

sadaivākliṣṭakarmāṇaṃ jagataḥsthitihetave | bhavanaukāṃ hi taṃ viṣṇuṃ vande vārāharūpiṇam || 8 ||

Meaning:I bow to that Vishnu in the boar form — ever effortless in his deeds, who for the maintenance of the universe is himself the very boat that ferries us across the sea of samsara.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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චිදානන්දඝනං🔊chidānanda-ghanaṃThe dense mass of consciousness and bliss (chit-ananda)

ශුද්ධං🔊śuddhaṃThe pure one

විශ්වමඞ්ගලකාරකම්🔊viśva-maṅgala-kārakamThe doer of auspiciousness for the whole universe

මෝක්ෂහේතුං🔊mokṣa-hetuṃThe cause / bestower of liberation

තං විෂ්ණුං වන්දේ🔊taṃ viṣṇuṃ vandeI bow to that Vishnu

වාරාහරූපිණම්🔊vārāha-rūpiṇamWho is in the form of the boar (Varaha)

නේති නේති ශ්රුතිඃ බ්රූතේ🔊neti neti śrutiḥ brūteWhom the Vedas describe as 'not this, not this' (neti neti)

යස්ය රූපං විනිර්ණයන්🔊yasya rūpaṃ vinirṇayanWhile trying to determine / define his form

පරබ්රහ්මහිතං🔊parabrahma-hitaṃWho is the benefactor / the very good as the Supreme Brahman

තත්ත්වමසි ඉති වක්තාරම්🔊tattvamasi iti vaktāramWho is the speaker of 'That thou art' (the great Upanishadic teaching)

ආවිර්භූතං ජගත්පතිම්🔊āvirbhūtaṃ jagatpatimThe Lord of the universe who has manifested / appeared

ශ්රීසද්ගුරුං🔊śrī-sadguruṃThe true and venerable preceptor (sadguru)

රසාතලගතාං භූමිං🔊rasātala-gatāṃ bhūmiṃThe earth that had sunk into the nether regions (Rasatala)

ගජඃ කමලිනීම් ඉව🔊gajaḥ kamalinīm ivaAs an elephant lifts a lotus(-stalk)

උද්දධාර🔊uddadhāraLifted up / rescued

අවධීත් යඃ හිරණ්යාක්ෂං🔊avadhīt yaḥ hiraṇyākṣaṃWho slew (the demon) Hiranyaksha

විශ්වකණ්ටකරාක්ෂසම්🔊viśva-kaṇṭaka-rākṣasamThe demon who was a thorn (a torment) to the whole world

ධර්මෝද්ධාර-අවතාරඃ අයම්🔊dharma-uddhāra-avatāraḥ ayamThis is the incarnation for the upliftment of dharma

සජ්ජනාවනහේතුකම්🔊sajjana-avana-hetukamFor the sake of protecting the virtuous / good people

අත්යන්තකරුණාසාන්ද්රං🔊atyanta-karuṇā-sāndraṃDensely saturated with boundless compassion

භවතාරං🔊bhava-tāraṃWho carries one across the ocean of worldly existence (bhava)

අක්ලිෂ්ටකර්මාණං🔊akliṣṭa-karmāṇaṃWhose actions are effortless / untainted

භවනෞකාං🔊bhava-naukāṃWho is the boat (to cross) the ocean of samsara

Benefits of Chanting Varaha Stotram

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Invokes the protective and rescuing grace of Lord Varaha, lifter of the earth

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Each verse ends with 'vande vārāha-rūpiṇam', making it a complete meditation on the boar avatar

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Recalls the destruction of the demon Hiranyaksha, inspiring courage against evil

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Extols Varaha as the Supreme Brahman and the bestower of liberation (moksha)

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Likened to a boat across the ocean of samsara — a prayer for spiritual deliverance

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Cultivates devotion to a less-commonly-praised yet powerful avatar of Vishnu

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Suitable for daily recitation and especially on Varaha Jayanti

How to Chant Varaha Stotram

Repetitions8times

Best TimeEarly morning after bath; especially on Varaha Jayanti (Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya)

Sit facing east before an image of Lord Varaha or Vishnu, light a lamp and recite the eight verses slowly, letting the refrain 'vande vārāha-rūpiṇam' deepen your devotion with each bow. Reflect on Varaha lifting the earth and rescuing the world. It is especially recited on Varaha Jayanti and as a daily prayer for protection and upliftment.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Varaha Stotram written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn in praise of Lord Varaha, the boar incarnation of Vishnu. Each verse ends with the refrain 'vande vārāha-rūpiṇam' — 'I bow to the One in the form of the boar' — extolling his rescue of the earth and his nature as the Supreme Brahman.

Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, who took the form of a giant boar to dive into the cosmic ocean and lift the earth (Bhudevi), which had been dragged down to the nether regions (Rasatala) by the demon Hiranyaksha, whom he then slew.

The refrain 'vande vārāha-rūpiṇam' means 'I bow to that Vishnu who is in the form of the boar (Varaha).' Each verse first describes a quality or deed of the Lord and then ends with this loving salutation.

It is recited as a daily prayer to Vishnu and especially on Varaha Jayanti (Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya), as well as during Vishnu festivals, for protection, upliftment and spiritual deliverance.