Varaha Purana 91.19: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 19

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य देवीं वरदामुत्पपात नभस्तलम् । गतश्च त्वरया युक्तः पुरीं दैत्येन्द्रपालिताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.19

Transliteration

praṇamya devīṃ varadām utpapāta nabhastalam | gataś ca tvarayā yuktaḥ purīṃ daityendrapālitām ||

Translation

Nachdem er sich vor der Göttin, der Spenderin von Gaben, verneigt hatte, sprang er in die Weite des Himmels; und von Eile getrieben begab er sich in die Stadt, die vom Herrn der Dānavas bewacht wurde.

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Word by Word

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having bowed’

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• varadām: boon-giving
• varadām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Accusative, Singular; adjective to devīm)

• utpapāta: leapt up, sprang
• utpapāta: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + pat (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, 3rd person singular)

• nabhas-talam: the surface/expanse of the sky
• nabhas-talam: Karma (कर्म/goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नभसः तलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• gataḥ: gone, having gone
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject, with implied ‘he’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tvarayā: with haste
• tvarayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument; ‘with haste’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• yuktaḥ: endowed, joined
• yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nom, Singular; ‘endowed/connected’)

• purīm: to the city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म/destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• daitya-indra-pālitām: ruled/guarded by the lord of demons
• daitya-indra-pālitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daitya + indra + pālita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘दैत्येन्द्रेण पालिता’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Accusative, Singular; adjective to purīm)

Speaker

Narrator (implicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Ancient Political Imaginaries

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic conventions of rapid cosmic mobility for sages, and the depiction of rival polities (deva/daitya courts) as narrative settings.

Which geographic location is identified?

A “city protected by the Daitya-lord” is mentioned, but no historically mappable toponym is given in this line alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds respectful protocol (praṇāma) before departure—an etiquette motif rather than a prescriptive law.