Varaha Purana 29.2: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 2

The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmogony and Creation Narrative (Sarga/Ādisarga)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणः सृजतः सृष्टिमादिसर्गे समुत्थिते । चिन्ताभून्महती को मे प्रजाः सृष्टा धरिष्यति ॥ २९.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 29.2

Transliteration

brahmaṇaḥ sṛjataḥ sṛṣṭim ādisarge samutthite | cintābhūn mahatī ko me prajāḥ sṛṣṭā dhariṣyati || 29.2 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Cuando Brahmā estaba engendrando la creación y había surgido la emanación primordial, nació una gran preocupación: «¿Quién sostendrá a las criaturas que he creado?»

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Word by Word

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)

• sṛjataḥ: (of him) creating
• Type: Verb
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘while creating’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु)

• sṛṣṭim: creation
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sṛṣṭi (सृष्टि प्रातिपदिक)

• ādi-sarge: in the primordial creation
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आदिः सर्गः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: ādi (आदि) + sarga (सर्ग)

• samutthite: when it had arisen
• Type: Adjective
• Form: क्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (arisen/occurred)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: sam-ut-√sthā (सम्+उत्+स्था धातु, क्त)

• cintā: anxiety/thought
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: cintā (चिन्ता प्रातिपदिक)

• abhūt: arose/was
• Type: Verb
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)

• mahatī: great
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: mahat (महत् प्रातिपदिक)

• kaḥ: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम)

• me: my
• Type: Noun
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)

• prajāḥ: creatures/subjects
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: prajā (प्रजा प्रातिपदिक)

• sṛṣṭāḥ: created
• Type: Adjective
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (created)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु, क्त)

• dhariṣyati: will sustain
• Type: Verb
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: dhṛ (धृ धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• sṛṣṭim ādisarge = sṛṣṭim + ādisarge
• cintābhūn = cintā + abhūt (vowel sandhi ā+a→ā, written as one word)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta rasaSetting: Cosmic

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Theology

Subjects

CosmologyCreationTheology of divine governance

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Cosmology
• Classical Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: creation is followed by the question of maintenance (dhāraṇa/pālana), situating the narrative within broader Sanskrit discussions of cosmic functions such as creation, preservation, and regulation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a cosmological episode within the primordial creation (ādisarga).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse foregrounds responsibility after origination: the act of bringing beings into existence is paired with the obligation of sustaining and supporting them (dhariṣyati), a principle that can be read as a philosophical instruction about stewardship and care.