Varaha Purana 89.33: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 33
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
सृष्टिरुवाच । भगवन्नेकदेशस्था नोत्सहे स्थातुमञ्जसा । अतोऽर्थं त्वां वरं याचे सर्वगत्वमभीप्सती ॥
sṛṣṭir uvāca | bhagavann ekadeśasthā notsahe sthātum añjasā | ato 'rthaṁ tvāṁ varaṁ yāce sarvagatvam abhīpsatī ||
Sṛṣṭi sprach: „O Bhagavān, an einen einzigen Ort gebunden vermag ich nicht unbeschwert zu verweilen. Darum erbitte ich von dir einen Segen, da ich sarvagatatva begehre: die Fähigkeit, überallhin zu gehen.“
Sṛṣṭi
FAQs
It articulates a technical-sounding capacity (sarvagatatva) within a mythic dialogue, showing how Purāṇic Sanskrit blends philosophical vocabulary with narrative drama.
No new location is named; the verse is conceptual, contrasting ‘one place’ (ekadeśa) with ‘everywhere’ (sarvagatatva).
The verse frames capability as something to be requested and justified rather than assumed: limitations are acknowledged, and expansion of power is sought through dialogue and earned merit.
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