Varaha Purana 2.18: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 18

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

स तस्यां जनयामास मनुं स्वायम्भुवं प्रभुः । तस्मात् संभाविता सृष्टिः प्रजानां ब्रह्मणा पुरा ॥ २.१८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.18

Transliteration

sa tasyāṃ janayāmāsa manuṃ svāyambhuvaṃ prabhuḥ | tasmāt saṃbhāvitā sṛṣṭiḥ prajānāṃ brahmaṇā purā || 2.18 ||

Translation

Sang Tuhan kemudian menumbuhkan Svāyambhuva Manu dalam dirinya; darinyalah pada masa lampau Brahmā menggerakkan kelahiran makhluk-makhluk ciptaan.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तस्याम्: in her / in that (female)
• तस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जनयामास: begot / generated
• जनयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘to beget’ (णिच्-अर्थ)

• मनुम्: Manu
• मनुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वायम्भुवम्: Svāyambhuva (self-born lineage)
• स्वायम्भुवम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वायम्भुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) मनुम् प्रति

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; apposition to सः

• तस्मात्: from him/that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संभाविता: brought forth / produced
• संभाविता: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सृष्टिः इति विशेष्येण सह

• सृष्टिः: creation
• सृष्टिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रजानाम्: of creatures / of beings
• प्रजानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly / in ancient times
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cosmogony
• Mythic Genealogies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic schema in which Svāyambhuva Manu functions as a primordial progenitor, linking divine agency (Prabhu/Varāha context) with Brahmā’s role in organizing or initiating creation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is genealogical and cosmogonic rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse presents a philosophical instruction about ordered origins—creation is portrayed as structured and lineage-based, mediated through Manu and articulated through Brahmā’s creative function.