Varaha Purana 147.18: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 18

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

महाभयात्तु लोकानां न कश्चित्पर्यवारयत्॥ तत्क्षणादेव देवेशि ईशोऽपि जगतो विभुः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.18

Transliteration

mahābhayāt tu lokānāṃ na kaścit paryavārayat || tatkṣaṇād eva deveśi īśo 'pi jagato vibhuḥ ||

Translation

Doch aus großer Furcht, die die Welten ergriff, hielt niemand ihn zurück. In eben diesem Augenblick, o Devī, auch Īśa—der Herr des Universums—(…)

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Word by Word

• mahā-bhayāt: from great fear
• mahā-bhayāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुं), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular; 'from great fear'

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrastive

• lokānām: of the worlds/people
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• kaścit: anyone
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; indefinite pronoun

• paryavārayat: restrained/stopped
• paryavārayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari+vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada; causative sense 'to restrain/stop' in context

• tat-kṣaṇāt: from that instant
• tat-kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुं), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular; 'from that very moment'

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• deveśi: O Deveśī
• deveśi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; address to 'O goddess/queen of gods'

• īśaḥ: the Lord
• īśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), additive

• jagataḥ: of the world
• jagataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• vibhuḥ: the all-pervading one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; apposition to īśaḥ

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; addressing Devī/Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Political-Theological Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It captures a recurring Purāṇic theme: collective inaction under fear, which necessitates intervention by a higher authority to restore stability.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified; the verse describes a broad, world-level reaction.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implies that fear can paralyze communities, allowing harm to escalate unless responsible agents act to restrain it.