Varaha Purana 94.48: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 48

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे महिषं वीक्ष्य निर्जितम् । सब्रह्मका स्तुतिं चक्रुर्देव्यास्तुष्टेन चेतसा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.48

Transliteration

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve mahiṣaṁ vīkṣya nirjitam | sabrahmakā stutiṁ cakrur devyās tuṣṭena cetasā ||

Translation

Daraufhin stimmten alle Scharen der Götter, als sie Mahīṣa bezwungen sahen, zusammen mit Brahmā in zufriedener Gesinnung einen Lobeshymnus auf die Göttin an.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक (adverb)

• देव-गणाः: groups of gods
• देव-गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (qualifying devagaṇāḥ)

• महिषम्: the buffalo(-demon)
• महिषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• निर्जितम्: defeated
• निर्जितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-जि (धातु) → निर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (qualifying mahiṣam)

• स-ब्रह्मकाः: together with Brahmā
• स-ब्रह्मकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रातिपदिक प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (qualifying devagaṇāḥ; ‘having Brahmā along’)

• स्तुतिम्: praise
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• चक्रुः: made / performed
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव्याः: of/for the goddess
• देव्याः: Sampradāna/Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तुष्टेन: pleased
• तुष्टेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (agreeing with cetasā)

• चेतसा: with (their) mind/heart
• चेतसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not marked in this verse)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śākta Traditions
• Devotional Literature (Descriptive)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a hymn-context (stuti) embedded in narrative, a key Purāṇic compositional feature that links mythic victory to liturgical-style praise.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds collective acknowledgment of restored order through praise, presenting gratitude and recognition as socially valued responses to the removal of harm.