Varaha Purana 11.105: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 105

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Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-uddhāra and Asura-saṃhāra (Narrative of conflict and restoration)

Devanagari script

तेन चक्रेण तत्सैन्यमासुरं दुर्जयं क्षणात् । निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भस्मवद् बहुधा कृतम् ॥ ११.१०७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.105

Transliteration

tena cakreṇa tat-sainyam āsuraṃ durjayaṃ kṣaṇāt | nimeṣāntara-mātreṇa bhasma-vad bahudhā kṛtam || 11.107 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

उसने अपना चक्र चलाया। उस असुर की सेना को पलके झपकते ही खत्म कर दिया। वो सब राख की तरह बिखर गए।

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• तेन: by that
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सैन्यम् इति)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सैन्यम्: army
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• आसुरम्: demonic
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सैन्यम्)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Root: आसुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुर्जयम्: hard to conquer
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सैन्यम्)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Root: दुर्जय (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्षणात्: in an instant / within a moment
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; कालवाचक-अपादान (time-from)
• Role: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)

• निमेष-अन्तर-मात्रेण: by (the measure of) the interval of a blink
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निमेषस्य अन्तरम् = निमेषान्तरम्; तस्य मात्रम् = निमेषान्तरमात्रम्)
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Root: निमेष (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• भस्मवत्: like ashes
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक-तद्धितान्त (वत् = 'like')
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)

• बहुधा: in many ways / abundantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)

• कृतम्: made / reduced (to)
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भाव/फलवाचक
• Role: कर्म (Object/result/कर्म)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• तत्सैन्यम् → तत् + सैन्यम्
• आसुरं दुर्जयं → separate adjectives
• निमेषान्तरमात्रेण is a तत्पुरुष compound
• भस्मवद् → भस्मवत् (final d before consonant)

Speaker and setting

Raudra and Vira rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Impermanence and divine justice

Subjects

CosmologyEthicsClassical Narrative (Dharma-protection motif)

Core idea

What appears ‘durjaya’ (unconquerable) collapses in a moment before the Lord’s ordering power; adharma has no lasting substance.

In practice

Do not be intimidated by the scale of wrongdoing; act dharmically and seek rightful support—outcomes can turn swiftly when conditions align.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Epic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a divine agent restores order by swiftly neutralizing forces portrayed as disruptive, illustrating the text’s didactic use of conflict imagery in classical Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a battlefield-like narrative moment rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse conveys an order-restoring principle: overwhelming destructive power is depicted as deployed to end disruptive violence quickly, framing protection of stability as a core philosophical theme rather than endorsing aggression as a general norm.