Varaha Purana 2.30: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

ऊर्ध्वस्रोतस्त्रिधा यस्तु सात्त्विको धर्मवर्तनः । ततोऽर्ध्वचारीणो देवाः सर्वगर्भसमुद्भवाः ॥ २.३० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.30

Transliteration

Ūrdhvasrotas tridhā yastu sāttviko dharmavartanaḥ | tato ’rdhvācāriṇo devāḥ sarvagarbhasamudbhavāḥ || 2.30 ||

Translation

‘Arus ke atas’ (ūrdhva-srotas) yang terbagi tiga itu bersifat sāttvika dan berjalan menurut dharma. Dari sanalah para dewa yang bergerak ke atas lahir, berasal dari segala macam kandungan (cara gestasi).

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Word by Word

• ऊर्ध्वस्रोतः: the upward-stream (category)
• ऊर्ध्वस्रोतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + स्रोतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘ऊर्ध्वं स्रोतः’ (upward stream)

• त्रिधा: threefold
• त्रिधा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘in three ways’

• यः: which/that (who)
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom sg)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सात्त्विकः: sāttvika; of goodness
• सात्त्विकः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं (for implied ‘सर्गः/प्रकारः’)

• धर्मवर्तनः: conducting in righteousness
• धर्मवर्तनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + वर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘धर्मे वर्तनम्/वर्तते’ (moving in dharma)

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• ततः: हेतु/क्रम (Source/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘from that/thereupon’

• ऊर्ध्वचारीणः: moving upward
• ऊर्ध्वचारीणः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘ऊर्ध्वं चरन्ति’ (moving upward)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nom pl)

• सर्वगर्भ-समुद्भवाः: arisen from all wombs
• सर्वगर्भ-समुद्भवाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गर्भ + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेषां गर्भाणां समुद्भवः’ (arising from all wombs/embryos)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic cosmological taxonomy that links moral-psychological qualities (sattva) with ontological status (deva), illustrating how early medieval Sanskrit texts systematize ethics and cosmology together.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and classificatory.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse associates the sāttvika disposition with dharma-aligned conduct (dharmavartanaḥ), presenting ethical orientation as foundational to higher or ‘ascending’ states of being.