Varaha Purana 89.11: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 11

The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वेकीगतास्ते तु ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । परस्परं सूक्ष्मदृष्ट्या वीक्षां चक्रुर्मुदायुताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.11

Transliteration

tatas tv ekīgatās te tu brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | parasparaṁ sūkṣmadṛṣṭyā vīkṣāṁ cakrur mudāyutāḥ ||

Translation

फिर ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और महेश एक हो गए। वो खुश हो के एक दूसरे को देखने लगे।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमवाचक

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• ekīgatāḥ: became united
• ekīgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ekī+gam (धातु) > ekīgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having become one/united’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषार्थक

• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarāḥ: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + viṣṇu + maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• parasparam: each other/mutually
• parasparam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, परस्पर-भाववाचक (mutually/each other)

• sūkṣma-dṛṣṭyā: with subtle vision
• sūkṣma-dṛṣṭyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkṣma + dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सūkṣma+dṛṣṭi (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘subtle vision’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• vīkṣām: a glance
• vīkṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakruḥ: made/directed
• cakruḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• mudāyutāḥ: endowed with joy
• mudāyutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudā + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: mudā+yuta (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष ‘endowed with joy’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarāḥ’

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha-to-Pṛthivī context, not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Comparative Theology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a compact example of the Purāṇic ‘unity of the triad’ theme, relevant for studying sectarian harmonization strategies in medieval Sanskrit traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies concord (ekībhāva) and cooperative deliberation among leaders.