Varaha Purana 75.70: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 70

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वे देवगणाश्चतुर्वक्त्रं स्वयं प्रभुम् । इष्ट्वा पूज्यनमस्कारैरर्चनीयमुपस्थिताः ॥ ७५.७० ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 75.70

Transliteration

tatra sarve devagaṇāś caturvaktraṃ svayaṃ prabhum | iṣṭvā pūjya-namaskārair arcanīyam upasthitāḥ || 75.70 ||

Translation

Dort standen alle Scharen der Götter—nachdem sie den selbstleuchtenden Herrn mit den vier Antlitzen verehrt hatten—gegenwärtig da und brachten dem rituell Ehrwürdigen Verehrung, Huldigung und ehrerbietige Grüße dar.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवगणाः: groups of gods
• देवगणाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां गणाः)

• चतुर्वक्त्रम्: the four-faced (one)
• चतुर्वक्त्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (चत्वारि वक्त्राणि यस्य)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• पूज्य-नमस्कारैः: with acts of worship and salutations
• पूज्य-नमस्कारैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त) + नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (पूज्याश्च नमस्काराश्च)

• अर्चनीयम्: worthy to be worshipped
• अर्चनीयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चनीय (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• उपस्थिताः: stood near / approached
• उपस्थिताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (as predicate of subject)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; not explicit in this excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative style in which divine assemblies (devagaṇas) perform formalized acts of worship, reflecting the textual codification of ritual etiquette and devotional vocabulary in early medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is stated in this isolated verse; the deictic 'tatra' (“there”) depends on the preceding narrative context of Adhyāya 75 (often associated with a tīrtha or sacred setting in māhātmya sections).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds a cultural-ethical norm of respectful conduct—approaching what is regarded as worthy (arcanīya) with humility, veneration, and formal salutations—without prescribing coercive obligation.