Varaha Purana 124.22: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 22

Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons

Seasonal Devotional Procedure

Pūrva Bhāga · Pṛthivī-Uddhāra (Divine Assembly and Witnesses)

Devanagari script

इहागच्छामि भद्रं ते द्रष्टुकामा दिवौकसः ॥ आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः स्कन्देन्द्रौ सपितामहाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.22

Transliteration

ihāgacchāmi bhadraṃ te draṣṭukāmā divaukasaḥ || ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ skandendrau sapitāmahāḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

„Ich komme hierher — Heil sei dir — und auch die Bewohner des Himmels kommen, dies zu schauen: die Ādityas, die Vasus, die Rudras, Skanda und Indra, zusammen mit dem Pitāmaha (Brahmā).“

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Word by Word

• iha: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Root: iha (अव्यय)

• āgacchāmi: I come
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: ā-gam (आ+गम् धातु)

• bhadram: good fortune, auspiciousness
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used as benedictive expression
• Role: Āśīḥ (आशीः/Benediction)
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)

• te: to you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• draṣṭu-kāmāḥ: desirous to see
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); infinitive draṣṭum + kāma: 'desirous to see'; agrees with divaukasaḥ
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)

• divaukasaḥ: the heavenly dwellers (gods)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: divi okas yasya (dweller in heaven)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: div + okas (प्रातिपदिक)

• ādityāḥ: Ādityas
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; in list)
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)

• vasavaḥ: Vasus
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; in list)
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)

• rudrāḥ: Rudras
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; in list)
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)

• skanda-indrau: Skanda and Indra
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); dvandva: Skanda and Indra
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; in list)
• Root: skanda + indra (प्रातिपदिक)

• sa-pitāmahāḥ: together with the Pitāmahas (grandfathers/ancestors)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); prefix sa- 'with' (सह) forming a compound-like unit
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; in list)
• Root: sa + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• ihāgacchāmi = iha + āgacchāmi (a + ā → ā)
• skandendrau = skanda-indrau (a + i → e)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Mythic-cosmic setting

Speaker

Varāha/Nārāyaṇa

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Reassured; honored as recipient of blessing

What she asks

Informational disclosure about the divine assembly arriving to witness.

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology of divine order

Subjects

CosmologyDivine AssemblyMythic Genealogies

Core idea

Even the highest gods (Indra, Skanda, Brahmā) come to witness the Supreme’s līlā—devotion and wonder are appropriate even for celestials.

In practice

Adopt humility: seek darśana of dharma-restoring acts; honor sacred assemblies and collective worship.

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Cosmic power

The boar form

Focus on arrival and celestial witnesses

With the Earth

He blesses Earth (‘bhadraṃ te’) and announces his coming along with the devas’ wish to see the event

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Hindu Deity Lists (descriptive)
• Sanskrit Compounds

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Enumerations of divine groups (Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras) are a hallmark of Purāṇic cosmology and help map the text’s mythic social order.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is specified; the verse contrasts “here” with “divaḥ” (heaven), a cosmological rather than geographic reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A theme of respectful witnessing emerges: significant restorative acts are presented as communal events acknowledged by multiple stakeholders.