Varaha Purana 9.13: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 13

The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas

Devanagari script

तस्य चिन्तयतो नेत्रात् तेजः समभवन् महत् । दक्षिणं वह्निसङ्काशं वामं तुहिनसन्निभम् ॥ ९.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 9.13

Transliteration

tasya cintayato netrāt tejaḥ samabhavan mahat | dakṣiṇaṃ vahnisaṅkāśaṃ vāmaṃ tuhinasannibham || 9.13 ||

Translation

जब वो सोच रहे थे, उनकी आँखों से एक बड़ा चमकदार तेज़ निकला। दाई तरफ आग जैसा था और बाई तरफ बरफ जैसा ठंडा।

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• चिन्तयतः: while he was thinking / of the thinker
• चिन्तयतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (of one who is thinking)

• नेत्रात्: from (his) eye
• नेत्रात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• तेजः: splendor / radiance
• तेजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समभवत्: arose / came into being
• समभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies तेजः)

• दक्षिणम्: right (side)
• दक्षिणम्: Visheshya-anvaya (विशेष्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implied: नेत्रम्/भागम्)

• वह्नि-सङ्काशम्: fire-like
• वह्नि-सङ्काशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वह्निना सङ्काशम् = resembling fire)

• वामम्: left (side)
• वामम्: Visheshya-anvaya (विशेष्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implied: नेत्रम्/भागम्)

• तुहिन-सन्निभम्: snow-like / ice-like
• तुहिन-सन्निभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुहिन (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (तुहिनेन सन्निभम् = resembling snow/ice)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice; speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary technique in which cosmic power (tejas) is expressed through vivid natural imagery, supporting the broader mythic narrative of world-order and restoration.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the imagery is cosmological and elemental rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily conveys a philosophical motif of balanced forces (heat and cold) as expressions of transformative power within the cosmic narrative.