Varaha Purana 96.2: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

तपः कृत्वा चिरं कालं पालयाम्यखलं जगत् । एवमुद्दिश्य पञ्चाग्निं साधयामास भामिनी ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 96.2

Transliteration

tapaḥ kṛtvā ciraṃ kālaṃ pālayāmy akhalaṃ jagat | evam uddiśya pañcāgniṃ sādhayāmāsa bhāminī ||

Translation

দীর্ঘকাল তপস্যা করে তিনি সংকল্প করলেন—“আমি সমগ্র জগতকে পালন করব।” এই উদ্দেশ্যে সেই তেজস্বিনী পঞ্চাগ্নি-সাধনা গ্রহণ করলেন।

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Word by Word

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कृत्वा इत्यस्य कर्म

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (for a long time)

• कालम्: time/period
• कालम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाणार्थे

• पालयामि: I protect
• पालयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अखलम्: entire/undivided
• अखलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगत्)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• उद्दिश्य: having intended/aimed at
• उद्दिश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-दिश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), हेत्वर्थ/पूर्वक्रिया

• पञ्च-अग्निम्: the five fires (pañcāgni)
• पञ्च-अग्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च अग्नयः)

• साधयामास: she undertook/performed
• साधयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• भामिनी: the lady/beautiful woman
• भामिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (continuation context)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ascetic Practice
• Purāṇic Vrata

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a reference to pañcāgni asceticism, a well-attested austerity practice across Sanskrit traditions, useful for comparative ritual history.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified in this verse; it continues the vrata narrative framework.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes tapas and intentionality directed toward collective welfare (“sustaining the world”), a key Purāṇic ethical theme.