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Varaha Purana 29.10: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 10

The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance

एवमुक्ताश्च ताः सर्वा यथेष्टं प्रययुस्तदा । ब्रह्मापि ससृजे तूर्णं लोकपालान् महाबलान् ॥ २९.१० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 29.10

evamuktāś ca tāḥ sarvā yatheṣṭaṃ prayayus tadā | brahmāpi sasṛje tūrṇaṃ lokapālān mahābalān || 29.10 ||

जब ब्रह्मा ने यह कहा, तो वो सब वहाँ से चली गई जहाँ उन्हे जाना था। ब्रह्मा ने जल्दी से दुनिया के रक्षक बना दिए।

एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)
उक्ताःhaving been addressed
उक्ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन (ताः इति सह); ‘having been spoken to/ addressed’
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
ताःthose (women)
ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Plural (qualifying ताः)
यथा-इष्टम्as they wished
यथा-इष्टम्:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; adverbial ‘as desired’
प्रययुःwent forth
प्रययुः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + या (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect, 3rd person plural
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
ब्रह्माBrahmā
ब्रह्मा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (also/even)
ससृजेcreated
ससृजे:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular (parasmaipada)
तूर्णम्quickly
तूर्णम्:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूर्णम् (अव्यय)
Formरीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
लोकपालान्guardians of the worlds
लोकपालान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural
महाबलान्mighty/very strong
महाबलान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (महद् बलं येषाम्/महाबलाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural (qualifying लोकपालान्)

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Cosmology
V
Vaiṣṇavism
S
Sanskrit Narrative

FAQs

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which cosmic order is articulated through appointed guardians (lokapālas), indicating how early Sanskrit narrative literature conceptualized the administration of space and direction.

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on cosmological roles (the lokapālas) rather than a terrestrial site.

The verse implies an orderly cosmos in which responsibilities are delegated to guardians; ethically, it can be read as emphasizing structured stewardship and the maintenance of balance through designated roles.

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