Varaha Purana 91.32: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 32

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा कुमार्यः सा देवी तस्मिन्नेव गिरौ शुभा । तपसा निर्ममे देवी पुरं हर्म्यशताकुलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.32

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā kumāryaḥ sā devī tasminn eva girau śubhā | tapasā nirmame devī puraṃ harmyaśatākulam ||

Translation

乙女たちを見た吉祥なる女神は、その同じ山において、タパス（苦行）の力によって、幾百の楼閣に満ちた都城を創り出した。

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Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): having seen

• कुमार्यः: maidens
• कुमार्यः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शुभा: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies देवी)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• निर्ममे: created, fashioned
• निर्ममे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (नि + मा, धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्ता (repeated subject for emphasis)

• पुरम्: a city
• पुरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हर्म्यशताकुलम्: filled with hundreds of palaces
• हर्म्यशताकुलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्म्य + शत + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हर्म्यशतैः आकुलम् = filled with hundreds of mansions); विशेषणम् (qualifies पुरम्)

Speaker

Narrator

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography (general)
• Cultural Heritage Imagery

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a Purāṇic theme in which tapas functions not only as personal discipline but as a cosmogenic or world-shaping force, expressed through built-environment imagery.

Which geographic location is identified?

A mountain (giri) is mentioned, but no specific toponym is provided in this excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse suggests a philosophical valuation of disciplined effort (tapas) as a source of transformative capacity, framed in mythic terms.