Varaha Purana 2.2: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 2

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

जगाद किं ते सुश्रोणि प्रश्नमेनं सुदुर्लभम् । कथयामि पुराणस्य विषयं सर्वशास्त्रतः ॥ २.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 2.2

Transliteration

jagāda kiṁ te suśroṇi praśnam enaṁ sudurlabham | kathayāmi purāṇasya viṣayaṁ sarvaśāstrataḥ || 2.2 ||

Translation

Dijo: «¿Qué es, oh de bellas caderas, esta pregunta tuya tan sumamente rara? Expondré el tema del Purāṇa de acuerdo con todos los śāstras».

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Word by Word

• जगाद: said/spoke
• जगाद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म) / प्रश्नार्थक; एकवचन

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; enclitic form

• सुश्रोणि: O fair-hipped lady
• सुश्रोणि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + श्रोणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-श्रोणिः)

• प्रश्नम्: question
• प्रश्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• एनम्: this
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नम्-विशेषण

• सुदुर्लभम्: very rare/difficult to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-दुर्लभः)

• कथयामि: I tell/explain
• कथयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुराणस्य: of the Purāṇa
• पुराणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• विषयम्: topic/subject matter
• विषयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्व-शास्त्रतः: according to all śāstras / from the standpoint of all scriptures
• सर्व-शास्त्रतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रमाण-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; ‘-तः’ तद्धित/अव्यय-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘from/according to’; अर्थ: सर्वेषां शास्त्राणां दृष्ट्या

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a programmatic framing statement: the speaker signals that the forthcoming exposition will align the Purāṇa’s scope with the broader śāstric (learned textual) tradition, reflecting a common Purāṇic strategy of textual legitimation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a dialogic transition introducing the Purāṇa’s subject-matter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes a scholarly ethic of coherence—presenting teachings in a way that is consistent with established śāstric reasoning rather than as isolated assertion.