Varaha Purana 214.65: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 65

The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च विद्याश्चाप्सरसाङ्गणाः॥ सत्कृतं देवदेवेन गणास्तमभिपूजयन्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 214.65

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇasaṅghāś ca vidyāś cāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ || satkṛtaṃ devadevena gaṇās tam abhipūjayan ||

Translation

सिद्ध, चारण, विद्या वाले और अप्सरा का ग्रुप सब थे। देवों के देव ने उनकी इज्जत की और फिर उन सब ने भी उसकी पूजा की।

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Word by Word

• siddha: siddhas
• siddha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine stem used as first member in compound

• cāraṇa: cāraṇas (celestial bards)
• cāraṇa: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine stem used as second member in compound

• saṅghāḥ: assemblies of siddhas and cāraṇas
• saṅghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha-cāraṇa-saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); compound: siddhānāṃ cāraṇānāṃ saṅghāḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• vidyāḥ: vidyās (personified knowledges)
• vidyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• apsarasāṃ: of the apsarases
• apsarasāṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); dependent on aṅgaṇāḥ

• aṅgaṇāḥ: companies (of apsarases)
• aṅgaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras-aṅgaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: apsarasāṃ aṅgaṇāḥ (‘courtyards/companies of apsarases’)

• satkṛtam: honored; well-received
• satkṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat-√kṛ (कृ) + satkṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); qualifying tam

• devadevena: by the God of gods
• devadevena: Karaṇa/Agent-Instrument (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: devaś ca sa devaś ca (‘god of gods’)

• gaṇāḥ: the groups
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhipūjayan: they worshipped/honored
• abhipūjayan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√pūj (पूज्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī, not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Hospitality Traditions
• Divine Assemblies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects reciprocal honour in Sanskrit narrative culture: those who are received with satkāra respond with pūjā, indicating a social-ritual economy of respect.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identifier appears; the verse catalogs participant groups in a celestial assembly.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Reciprocity in respectful conduct: proper hospitality elicits proper reverence in return.