Varaha Purana 96.46: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 46

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

उवाच च द्रुतं देवीं किं ते कार्य विवक्षितम् ॥ इहि देवि वरारोहे यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 96.46

Transliteration

uvāca ca drutaṃ devīṃ kiṃ te kārya vivakṣitam || ihi devi varārohe yatte manasi vartate ||

Translation

وقال سريعًا للإلهة: «ما الأمر الذي تريدين بيانه؟ تعالي يا ديفي، يا حسنةَ الأرداف، وقولي ما في قلبك».

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Word by Word

• uvāca: he/she said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन (genitive/dative singular); here षष्ठी (your)

• kāryam: task, matter
• kāryam: Karma (कर्म/viṣaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here प्रथमा (predicate nominative)

• vivakṣitam: intended to be said/desired to be expressed
• vivakṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-vakṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vac)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; kāryam iti viśeṣaṇam

• ihi: come
• ihi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vara-ārohe: O fair-hipped/beautiful-rider (epithet)
• vara-ārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + āroha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म/viṣaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• vartate: exists/occurs
• vartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unclear (context suggests a senior male deity addressing Devī; likely Rudra/Īśvara in surrounding dialogue)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Dialogue
• Indic Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse illustrates the Purāṇic technique of framing doctrine and social norms through question–answer dialogue, a key feature of Sanskrit narrative pedagogy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is mentioned here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models deliberative speech: before action, the interlocutor requests clarification of intent, emphasizing orderly communication.