Varaha Purana 113.13: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 13

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Uttara Bhāga · Council at the goddess’s seat (devī-sthāna narrative frame)

Devanagari script

तां सर्वानानयामास यत्र देवी व्यवस्थिताः ॥ सनत्कुमारः पूतात्मा प्रत्युवाच महीṃ प्रति

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.13

Transliteration

tāṃ sarvān ānayāmāsa yatra devī vyavasthitāḥ || sanat-kumāraḥ pūtātmā pratyuvāca mahīṃ prati

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Il les amena tous au lieu où la Déesse demeurait. Alors Sanatkumāra, à l’âme purifiée, répondit à Mahī (la Terre).

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Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप
• Role: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
• Role: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आनयामास: brought / led
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)

• यत्र: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb of place)
• Role: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)

• देवी: the Goddess
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• व्यवस्थिताः: were stationed / were present
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्थित’ अर्थे
• Role: क्रिया (Predicative/अवस्था)
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)

• सनत्-कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• Type: Noun
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सनत् कुमारः = सनत्कुमारः, नाम); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Root: सनत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)

• पूत-आत्मा: one whose self is purified
• Type: Adjective
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (पूतः आत्मा यस्य सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Root: पूत (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच् (धातु)

• महीम्: to the Earth (goddess)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रति: towards / to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like particle)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Directional particle/दिशा)
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

Sandhi Notes

• सर्वानानयामास = सर्वान् + आनयामास
• सनत्कुमारः = सनत् + कुमारः
• पूतात्मा = पूत + आत्मा

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Sacred meeting-place/adhisthāna

Speaker

Narrator; next speaker introduced: Sanatkumāra

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

She listens

What she asks

How does the sage formally re-engage Earth in dialogue at the consecrated spot?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Pedagogy and setting

Subjects

Heritage SitesNarrative framingDialogue literature

Core idea

Teaching is situated: the right place and assembly (satsaṅga) support right understanding.

In practice

Create conducive contexts—gather qualified listeners, approach the ‘seat’ of the teaching (adhisthāna), and proceed with purity and order.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography
• Sanskrit Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic staging: sacred place + divine presence + authoritative sage, a narrative technique used to anchor teachings in culturally meaningful locations.

Which geographic location is identified?

A specific named site is not given here; the verse only indicates a place ‘where the Goddess was established’.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct injunction is stated; the verse prepares an authoritative response within a sanctified setting.