Varaha Purana 2.67: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 67

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Varāha–Pṛthivī framework)

Devanagari script

एवं दृष्ट्वा पुमांसोऽत्र त्रयः कन्याशरीरगाः । क्षणेन तत्र कन्यैका न तान् पश्यामि सुव्रते ॥ २.६६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.67

Transliteration

evaṃ dṛṣṭvā pumāṃso ’tra trayaḥ kanyāśarīragāḥ | kṣaṇena tatra kanyaikā na tān paśyāmi suvrate || 2.66 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

وهكذا رأيتُ أن ثلاثةَ رجالٍ هنا قد دخلوا (أو تجسّدوا) في أجسادِ العذارى. ثم في لحظةٍ لم تبقَ هناك إلا عذراءٌ واحدة؛ يا ذاتَ النذورِ الحسنة، لم أعد أراهم الثلاثة.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Absolutive)
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (कृदन्त)

• pumāṃsaḥ: men/persons
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (nominative plural)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: pumān/puman (प्रातिपदिक)

• atra: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: here)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: atra (अव्यय)

• trayaḥ: three
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (nominative plural); संख्याविशेषण
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)

• kanyā-śarīra-gāḥ: having entered the maiden’s body
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (kanyāśarīre gāḥ = gone/entered into a maiden’s body)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)

• kṣaṇena: in a moment
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental singular)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/Means-time)
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• kanyā-ekā: one maiden
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (one maiden)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ekā (प्रातिपदिक)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Root: na (अव्यय)

• tān: them
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (accusative plural) सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• paśyāmi: I see
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: dṛś (धातु)

• suvrate: O good-vowed lady
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (vocative singular)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Root: suvratā (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• pumāṃso ’tra = pumāṃsaḥ + atra
• kanyāśarīragāḥ = kanyā + śarīra + gāḥ
• kanyaikā = kanyā + ekā

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Path

Epistemology In Narrative

Subjects

NarrativeTransformation motifPerception and disappearanceDialogue framing

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique—marvels such as transformation and sudden disappearance—used to advance plot and to frame philosophical or ethical instruction within memorable storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic place-name is provided in this verse; it uses deictic terms like “atra” (here) and “tatra” (there) without naming a site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily reports an observation rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction; implicitly, it emphasizes the limits of perception and the instability of appearances within the narrative context.