Varaha Purana 2.65: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

तामेव शरणं गत्वा यावत् पश्यामि पार्थिव । तावद् दिव्यः पुमांस्तस्याः शरीरे समदृश्यत ॥ २.६४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.65

Transliteration

tām eva śaraṇaṃ gatvā yāvat paśyāmi pārthiva | tāvad divyaḥ pumāṃs tasyāḥ śarīre samadṛśyata || 2.64 ||

Translation

Main usi ke paas gaya, usi ko sahara maan ke. Raja sahab, main dekhta raha. Tabhi uske shareer mein ek chamakta hua aadmi dikha.

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Word by Word

• tām: her/that (woman)
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative singular) सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative singular)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gatvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having gone)

• yāvat: until/as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्ध (correlative: as long as/until)

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमगण/पश्यति-प्रयोग, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pārthiva: O king
• pārthiva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (vocative singular)

• tāvat: then/so long
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्ध (then/so long)

• divyaḥ: divine
• divyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

• pumān: a man/person
• pumān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān/puman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive singular)

• śarīre: in the body
• śarīre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular)

• samadṛśyata: appeared/was seen
• samadṛśyata: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (was seen/appeared)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: reporting a witnessed manifestation (samadṛśyata) to authenticate the unfolding account within an epic-historical storytelling frame addressed to a ruler (pārthiva).

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily observational and narrative rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the act of seeking refuge (śaraṇaṃ gatvā) and careful witnessing; ethically, it frames attentive observation and recourse to protection as appropriate responses during extraordinary events.