Varaha Purana 96.58: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 58

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

तुतोष परमा देवी वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह । वरं वृणीष्व देवेश यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 96.58

Transliteration

tutoṣa paramā devī vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva deveśa yatte manasi vartate

Translation

Die höchste Göttin war erfreut und sprach diese Worte: „Wähle eine Gabe, o Herr der Götter, was immer in deinem Sinn weilt.“

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Word by Word

• tutoṣa: was pleased
• tutoṣa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vākyaṃ: speech/words
• vākyaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

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

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed/then
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vṛṇīṣva: choose
• vṛṇīṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु; वृणीते)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• te: of you / your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• vartate: exists/abides
• vartate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु; वर्तते)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Devī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Varāha Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Boon-granting scenes are a recurring Purāṇic narrative device that formalize reciprocity between praise/discipline and stated outcomes, useful for comparative literary study.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights intentionality (manas) and responsibility in choosing aims, framing outcomes as tied to articulated purpose rather than randomness.