Varaha Purana 89.2: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

तस्याश्चर्याण्यनेकानि विविधानि वरानने । श्रृणु सर्वाणि चार्वङ्गि कथ्यमानं मयाऽनघे ॥ ८९.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.2

Transliteration

tasyāścaryāṇy anekāni vividhāni varānane | śṛṇu sarvāṇi cārv-aṅgi kathyamānaṃ mayā 'naghe || 89.4 ||

Translation

麗しき面貌の者よ、彼女に関する驚異は多く、さまざまである。美しき肢体の者よ、我が語るところをすべて聞け、咎なき者よ。

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• आश्चर्याणि: wonders
• आश्चर्याणि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘वरम् आननम् यस्याः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (आश्चर्याणि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारु-अङ्गि: O lovely-limbed one
• चारु-अङ्गि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गि/अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘चारवः अङ्गाः यस्याः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कथ्यमानम्: being narrated
• कथ्यमानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; कर्मणि वर्तमान-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वाणि/आश्चर्याणि—वक्तव्यम्)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-in-passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनघे: O sinless one
• अनघे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a narrative transition typical of Purāṇic discourse, signaling an upcoming catalog of notable accounts and helping structure oral-style transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it serves as an introduction to descriptions that may later include identifiable sacred or cultural geographies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a pedagogical instruction—attentive listening to a structured account—rather than a direct ethical rule; it frames knowledge transmission within a respectful teacher–inquirer dialogue.