Varaha Purana 27.9: Adhyaya 27, Shloka 9

The Slaying of Andhaka and the Manifestation of the Eight Mother-Goddesses from Divine Afflictions

Devanagari script

शम्भुरुवाच । किं कार्यं देवताः सर्वा आगता मम सन्निधौ । येनाहं तत्करोम्याशु आज्ञा कार्या हि सत्वरम् ॥ २७.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 27.9

Transliteration

śambhur uvāca | kiṁ kāryaṁ devatāḥ sarvā āgatā mama sannidhau | yenāhaṁ tat karomy āśu ājñā kāryā hi satvaram || 27.9 ||

Translation

Śambhu sprach: „Welches Anliegen hat alle Gottheiten in meine Gegenwart geführt? Sagt es mir, damit ich es sogleich vollbringe; denn ein Auftrag ist ohne Verzug auszuführen.“

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Word by Word

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म; with implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• कार्यम्: task/what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive used as noun: ‘that which is to be done’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवताः: goddesses/gods (deities)
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवताः इति विशेषण

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवताः इति विशेषण/विधेय

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतु/उपायार्थे (by which/whereby)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• आज्ञा: command/order
• आज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कार्या: to be carried out
• कार्या: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आज्ञा इति विशेषण (to be done/obeyed)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ अव्यय (indeed/for)

• सत्वरम्: without delay
• सत्वरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: hastily/without delay)

Speaker

Śambhu (Śiva)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Dialogue
• Indic Philosophical Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: a council-like approach to a major figure (here Śambhu/Śiva) to initiate an episode, emphasizing readiness and procedural immediacy within the text’s storytelling conventions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is set in a generalized narrative space described as Śambhu’s “presence” (sannidhau).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds prompt fulfillment of a legitimate directive—“ājñā kāryā hi satvaram”—framing timely action as an ethical and practical ideal.