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Varaha Purana 89.9: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 9

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

ततश्चैते मया सर्वे प्रोक्ता देवा भवं प्रति । गच्छाम इति देवेश ततस्त्वेते समागताः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 89.9

tataś caite mayā sarve proktā devā bhavaṁ prati | gacchāma iti deveśa tatas tv ete samāgatāḥ ||

પછી મેં આ બધા દેવોને કહ્યું—‘હે દેવેશ! આપણે ભવ પાસે જઈએ.’ તેથી જ તેઓ અહીં એકત્ર થયા છે।

tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (Avyaya), काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘devāḥ/ete’
proktāḥwere addressed/told
proktāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpra+vac (धातु) > prokta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘spoken/told’
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
bhavamBhava (Śiva)
bhavam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
pratitowards
prati:
Gati (गति/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprati (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्गसदृश-निपात; दिशाबोधक (towards)
gacchāmaḥwe go/let us go
gacchāmaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)
deveśaO Lord of gods
deveśa:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdeveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: deva+īśa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय, अनुक्रमवाचक (thereupon)
tuindeed/then
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)
etethese (gods)
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
samāgatāḥassembled/came together
samāgatāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootsam+ā+gam (धातु) > samāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having come/assembled’

Brahmā

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
Ś
Śaiva Traditions

FAQs

It captures the inter-deity hierarchy and consultation model in Purāṇic storytelling, where Brahmā functions as a mediator directing the devas to Bhava.

No terrestrial location is specified; the movement is relational (toward Bhava), not geographic.

Collective decision-making and seeking the most capable authority when confronting a larger threat.

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