Varaha Purana 89.2: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 2

The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Varāha–Pṛthivī): Wonders/Accounts Introduced

Devanagari script

तस्याश्चर्याण्यनेकानि विविधानि वरानने । श्रृणु सर्वाणि चार्वङ्गि कथ्यमानं मयाऽनघे ॥ ८९.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.2

Transliteration

tasyāścaryāṇy anekāni vividhāni varānane | śṛṇu sarvāṇi cārv-aṅgi kathyamānaṃ mayā 'naghe || 89.4 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

હે સુંદરમુખી, તેના વિષે અનેક અને વિવિધ આશ્ચર્યો છે. હે મનોહર અંગવાળી, હે નિષ્પાપે, હું કહું છું તે બધું સાંભળો.

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (one)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आश्चर्याणि: wonders
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनेकानि: many
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)

• विविधानि: various
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• Type: Noun
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘वरम् आननम् यस्याः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)

• शृणु: listen
• Type: Verb
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• सर्वाणि: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (आश्चर्याणि)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• चारु-अङ्गि: O lovely-limbed one
• Type: Noun
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘चारवः अङ्गाः यस्याः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गि/अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कथ्यमानम्: being narrated
• Type: Adjective
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वाणि/आश्चर्याणि—वक्तव्यम्)
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; कर्मणि वर्तमान-प्रत्यय)

• मया: by me
• Type: Noun
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-in-passive)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अनघे: O sinless one
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तस्याश्चर्याण्यनेकानि → तस्य आश्चर्याणि अनेकानि
• चार्वङ्गि → चारु-अङ्गि
• मयाऽनघे → मया अनघे
• (IAST) kathyamānaṃ mayā 'naghe → mayā anaghe

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Attentive, receptive

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Śravaṇa-vidhi (method of receiving sacred knowledge)

Subjects

Narrative framingSacred geographyDialogue structure

Core idea

Sacred knowledge is transmitted through attentive listening, sustained over ‘many and diverse’ points; affection and reverence stabilize the mind for reception.

In practice

Practice patient, complete listening (not selective hearing) when approaching dharma/tīrtha teachings; let curiosity mature into disciplined study.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha addresses Earth affectionately and begins instruction/narration

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a narrative transition typical of Purāṇic discourse, signaling an upcoming catalog of notable accounts and helping structure oral-style transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it serves as an introduction to descriptions that may later include identifiable sacred or cultural geographies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a pedagogical instruction—attentive listening to a structured account—rather than a direct ethical rule; it frames knowledge transmission within a respectful teacher–inquirer dialogue.