Varaha Purana 89.16: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 16

The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मादयस्ते च तस्या अस्तुष्टा वरं ददुः । नाम्ना असि त्रिकला देवी पाहि विश्वं च सर्वदा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.16

Transliteration

tato brahmādayas te ca tasyāstuṣṭā varaṁ daduḥ | nāmnā asi trikalā devī pāhi viśvaṁ ca sarvadā ||

Translation

Daraufhin gewährten Brahmā und die anderen, von ihr erfreut, einen Segen: „Dem Namen nach bist du Trikalā, o Göttin; beschütze das Universum zu allen Zeiten.“

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Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereupon/then)

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and the others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative); बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मा-आदयः’ (Brahmā and others)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative); बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचन

• तुष्टाः: being pleased
• तुष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; ‘pleased/satisfied’

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म/obj)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative); एकवचन

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाम्ना: by name/as the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental); एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया/copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिकला: Trikalā (threefold/three-arts)
• त्रिकला: Pratijna-predicative (प्रत्यय/नाम-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative); एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वम्: the world
• विश्वम्: Karma (कर्म/obj)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Brahmā and other deities (contextually incl. Viṣṇu and Maheśvara)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Cosmological Functions
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern where cosmic roles are formalized through naming and delegated protection, useful for studying medieval Indic ideas of divine administration.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the scope is universal (viśva) rather than regional.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes guardianship and responsibility as an idealized function of power—protection framed as a continuous duty.