Varaha Purana 29.5: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 5

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Descriptions (Strī-varṇana / Kānya-varṇana)

Devanagari script

अन्याश्चतस्त्रस्तेषां तु कन्याः परमशोभनाः । रूपस्विन्यो महाभागा गाम्भीर्येण समन्विताः ॥ २९.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 29.5

Transliteration

anyāś catas tras teṣāṃ tu kanyāḥ paramaśobhanāḥ | rūpasvinyo mahābhāgā gāmbhīryeṇa samanvitāḥ || 29.5 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

उनमें से चार और लड़कियाँ थीं। बहुत खूबसूरत, चमकदार चेहरा। भगवान ने उन्हे अच्छा बनाया था। उनमें गहराई थी, इज़्ज़त थी।

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Word by Word

• anyāḥ: other (ones)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)

• catasraḥ: four
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); numeral adjective
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)

• teṣām: of them
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃ/napuṃ (m./n.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Nipāta; virodha/avadhāraṇa (contrast/emphasis)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• kanyāḥ: maidens/daughters
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)

• parama-śobhanāḥ: exceedingly beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); karmadhāraya ‘supremely beautiful’ qualifying kanyāḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)

• rūpasvinyaḥ: possessing beauty
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + -svin (तद्धित)

• mahābhāgāḥ: very fortunate/noble
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); ‘greatly fortunate/noble’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)

• gāmbhīryeṇa: with depth/gravity
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: gāmbhīrya (प्रातिपदिक)

• samanvitāḥ: endowed (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त/PPP) ‘samanvita’; Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sam + anu + i (इ धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• अन्याश्च = अन्याः + च
• IAST line shows 'catas tras' but intended is catasraḥ (चतस्रः)

Speaker and setting

Shringara and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Ethics Of Character

Subjects

Literary DescriptionSocial PortraitureNarrative Imagery

Core idea

Outer beauty is paired with inner gravity (gāmbhīrya) and auspicious fortune (bhāgya) as marks of excellence.

In practice

Cultivate dignity, steadiness, and depth of conduct alongside external accomplishments.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: concise descriptive cataloguing (varṇana) used to characterize groups within a story world, reflecting literary aesthetics and social ideals rather than documentary social history.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a descriptive line within a broader narrative context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; it conveys valued qualities—beauty, good fortune, and gāmbhīrya (dignity/depth)—as culturally admired attributes within the narrative.