Varaha Purana 29.8: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 8

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmological Narratives (Brahmā’s discourse)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । ब्रह्माण्डमेतत् सुश्रॊण्यः शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम् । तस्यान्ते स्वेच्छया भद्रा उष्यतां मा विलम्बत ॥ २९.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 29.8

Transliteration

brahmovāca | brahmāṇḍam etat suśroṇyaḥ śatakoṭipravistaram | tasyānte svecchayā bhadrā uṣyatāṃ mā vilambata || 29.8 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ब्रह्मा बोले - सुंदार लड़की, यह ब्रह्मांड बहुत बड़ा है। सौ कोटि तक फैला हुआ है। इसके एंड में जाओ। अपनी मर्ज़ी से रहो। टाइम मत लगाओ।

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Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)

• uvāca: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)

• brahmāṇḍam: the cosmic egg (universe)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana (sg.); tatpuruṣa ‘Brahmā’s egg/cosmic egg’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)

• etat: this
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana (sg.); demonstrative qualifying brahmāṇḍam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• suśroṇyaḥ: O fair-hipped (ladies)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Bahuvacana (pl.); address to the maidens ‘O fair-hipped ones’
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग) + śroṇī (प्रातिपदिक)

• śata-koṭi-pravistaram: of the extent of a hundred crores
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana (sg.); tatpuruṣa ‘having an extent of a hundred crores’ qualifying brahmāṇḍam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + pravistara (प्रातिपदिक)

• tasya: of it
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen.), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ante: at the end/edge
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)

• sva-icchayā: by your own will
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Tṛtīyā (Instr.), Ekavacana (sg.); tatpuruṣa ‘by one’s own will’
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhadrāḥ: O auspicious ones/dear ladies
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Bahuvacana (pl.); affectionate address
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)

• uṣyatām: let (you) dwell
• Type: Verb
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (pl.), ātmanepada; ‘let (you) dwell’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: vas (वस् धातु)

• mā: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Pratiṣedha-avyaya (prohibitive particle/निषेध) used with imperative
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: mā (अव्यय)

• vilambata: delay/linger
• Type: Verb
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Bahuvacana (pl.), ātmanepada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: vi + lamb (लम्ब् धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• ब्रह्मोवाच = ब्रह्मा + उवाच
• स्वेच्छया = स्व + इच्छया

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Cosmic boundary

Speaker

Brahmā

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Guided/relieved

The teaching

Path

Cosmology

Subjects

CosmologySacred Geography

Core idea

The cosmos is measurable/structured (śatakoṭi-pravistara), and beings are assigned stations; freedom (‘svacchayā’) operates within cosmic order.

In practice

Recognize constraints and structure in life while exercising choice responsibly within given boundaries.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Textual Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic cosmological idiom in which the universe is described as a brahmāṇḍa (“cosmic egg”) with vast, often hyperbolic, measures; such passages are valuable for studying Indic cosmography and its literary conventions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial place-name is specified; the verse refers to a cosmological boundary (the “end” of the brahmāṇḍa) rather than an identifiable historical geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction emphasizes timely action and purposeful dwelling—“do not delay”—framed as a directive to proceed according to considered choice (svecchayā) within the cosmological order.