Varaha Purana 2.56: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 56

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Pūrva Bhāga · Nāradāgamanam (Arrival of Nārada) / Dialogue Setting

Devanagari script

स दृष्ट्वा नारदं व्योम्नि ज्वलद्भास्करतेजसम् । अभ्युत्थानेन राजेन्द्र उत्तस्थौ हर्षितस्तदा ॥ २.५५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.56

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā nāradaṃ vyomni jvalad-bhāskara-tejasam | abhyutthānena rājendra uttasthau harṣitas tadā || 2.55 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

فلما رأى نارادا في السماء متلألئًا بوهجٍ كوهج الشمس المتقدة، نهض الملك—يا خيرَ الملوك—في الحال قيامَ التحية بخشوع، وقد امتلأ فرحًا في تلك اللحظة.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); धातु: √दृश् (to see)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial participle)
• Root: दृश् (धातु)

• नारदम्: Nārada
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)

• व्योम्नि: in the sky
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
• Role: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ज्वलत्: shining, blazing
• Type: Adjective
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle); धातु: √ज्वल्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (tejasam)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)

• भास्करतेजसम्: radiance of the sun
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: भास्करस्य तेजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object complement)
• Root: भास्कर + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभ्युत्थानेन: by rising up (in respect)
• Type: Noun
• Form: ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक (action noun) ‘अभ्युत्थान’ (rising up); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
• Role: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Root: अभि-उत्-स्था (धातु)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः: राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्तस्थौ: stood up
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: √स्था उपसर्ग: उत्; अर्थ: उत्थितवान् (stood up)
• Role: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)

• हर्षितः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (saḥ)
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject qualifier)
• Root: हर्षित (प्रातिपदिक)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)
• Role: कालाधिकरण (Temporal setting)
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• ज्वलद्भास्करतेजसम् = ज्वलत् + भास्करतेजसम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि)
• उत्तस्थौ = उत् + तस्थौ (उपसर्ग-योग)

Speaker and setting

Vira and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Aerial epiphany over tīrtha

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Ethics Of Reverence

Subjects

Narrative framingEtiquette and reception (abhyutthāna)Sage-kingship interaction

Core idea

True greatness is shown by humility: the king’s joy and immediate respect toward a sage indicates inner refinement beyond political power.

In practice

Practice prompt respect toward teachers, elders, and guests; cultivate gladness (harsa) in receiving dharmic instruction rather than ego-defensiveness.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: the arrival of an authoritative sage (here, Nārada) that signals a transition into instruction or revelation, framed through courtly etiquette and respectful reception.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; the setting is described generally as “vyomni” (in the sky).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds cultural etiquette and humility: honoring a learned visitor through “abhyutthāna” (rising to greet), presented as a marker of proper conduct.