Varaha Purana 89.28: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

अथ कालेन महता प्रजाः स्रष्टुं प्रजापतिः । आरब्धवान् तदा तस्य ववृधे सृजतो बलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.28

Transliteration

atha kālena mahatā prajāḥ sraṣṭuṁ prajāpatiḥ | ārabdhavān tadā tasya vavṛdhe sṛjato balam ||

Translation

Dann, nach langer Zeit, begann Prajāpati die Geschöpfe zu erschaffen; und in jenem Augenblick wuchs, während er erschuf, seine Kraft immer weiter an.

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Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• kālena: with time; in course of time
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instr./3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• mahatā: great; long
• mahatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instr./3rd), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण ‘कालेन’

• prajāḥ: creatures; subjects
• prajāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), बहुवचन (pl.)

• sraṣṭum: to create
• sraṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘स्रष्टुम्’ = to create

• prajāpatiḥ: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘प्रजानां पतिः’

• ārabdhavān: began; undertook
• ārabdhavān: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rabh (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (Perfect participle/possessive past), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘आरब्धवान्’ = having begun

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tasya: of him; his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (m./n.), षष्ठी (Gen./6th), एकवचन (sg.)

• vavṛdhe: grew; increased
• vavṛdhe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), आत्मनेपद; अकर्मक (intransitive)

• sṛjataḥ: of (him) while creating
• sṛjataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen./6th), एकवचन (sg.); ‘सृजतः’ = of (him) creating

• balam: strength
• balam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Creation Narrative
• Purāṇic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the Purāṇic interest in staged creation: creation is portrayed as an iterative process unfolding over time, not a single instantaneous event.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a cosmological action statement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The implied principle is perseverance: sustained effort over time leads to increased capacity (bala) for constructive work.