Varaha Purana 201.37: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 37

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Devanagari script

वयमद्य महाभाग त्रायस्व जगतः पते ॥ ततस्तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा दूतानां कामरूपिणाम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.37

Transliteration

vayam adya mahābhāga trāyasva jagataḥ pate || tatas teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā dūtānāṃ kāmarūpiṇām ||

Translation

„Heute, o Glückseliger, rette uns; o Herr der Welt, beschütze uns.“ Darauf, nachdem er die Worte jener Boten vernommen hatte, die nach Belieben Gestalt annehmen konnten, …

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Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः, पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• त्रायस्व: protect (us)
• त्रायस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रा (त्रा रक्षणे धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम् (Parasmaipada), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (then)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine/Generic), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (श्रु श्रवणे धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिकः (prior action)

• दूतानाम्: of the messengers
• दूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• कामरूपिणाम्: of those who can assume forms at will
• कामरूपिणाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: 'कामं रूपं येषाम्/यथाकामरूपिणः'), पुंलिङ्गे (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

Speaker

Emissaries/Messengers (dūtāḥ) addressing Jvara (implied); narration continues

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Narratology
• Sanskrit Imperatives
• Mythic Conflict

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a conventional Purāṇic speech-act: supplication to a powerful figure using royal-cosmic epithets, reflecting idioms of protection, sovereignty, and crisis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds reliance on protection and leadership in times of danger, without issuing a direct moral rule.