Varaha Purana 46.8: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 8
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Devakārya / Divine Errand)
वासुदेवेनासौ भक्त्या पूजितो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । वासुदेव शृणुष्व त्वं देवकार्यं ममानघ । श्रुत्वैतां च कथां शीघ्रमागतोऽस्मि तवान्तिकम् ॥ ४६.८ ॥
vāsudevenāsau bhaktyā pūjito vākyam abravīt | vāsudeva śṛṇuṣva tvaṁ devakāryaṁ mamānagha | śrutvaitāṁ ca kathāṁ śīghram āgato 'smi tavāntikam || 46.8 ||
vasudevenAsau bhaktyA pUjito vAkyamabravIt | vasudeva shruNuShva tvaM devakAryaM mamAnagha | shrutvaitAM cha kathAM shIghramAgato.asmi tavAntikam || 46.8 ||
Nachdem er von Vasudeva in Hingabe verehrt worden war, sprach er diese Worte: „Vasudeva, du Schuldloser, höre meine göttliche Aufgabe. Nachdem ich diese Begebenheit vernommen hatte, bin ich eilends in deine Nähe gekommen.“
Sandhi Notes
- वासुदेवेनासौ→वासुदेवेन+असौ
- वाक्यमब्रवीत्→वाक्यम्+अब्रवीत्
- ममानघ→मम+अनघ
- श्रुत्वैतां→श्रुत्वा+एताम्
- शीघ्रमागतोऽस्मि→शीघ्रम्+आगतः+अस्मि
- तवान्तिकम्→तव+अन्तिकम्
Varāha
Devotion (bhaktyā pūjā) prepares one to receive higher instruction; divine work (deva-kārya) unfolds through human agency aligned with dharma.
Honor saints/teachers with sincerity; listen attentively when called to a larger duty beyond personal concerns.
Strong: Nārada’s 'devakārya' typically serves the orchestration of Krishna’s descent and the Yadu narrative arc.
Leads directly into the report of Earth’s complaint in the deva-sabhā (46.46.9).
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention: devotional reception (bhakti-pūjā) followed by the delivery of a mission-oriented message (devakārya), illustrating how dialogue frames transmit cultural and ethical instruction.
No geographic toponym is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on the act of approaching “your presence” (tavāntikam) rather than a specific site.
The verse emphasizes attentive listening to a stated duty or task (kārya) conveyed through respectful dialogue, framed by devotion (bhakti) and moral address (“anagha,” blameless).
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