Varaha Purana 2.10: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

योगे पृथिव्या जलवत् ततोऽपि सबुद्बुदं कललं त्वण्डमेव । तस्मिन् प्रवृत्ते द्विगतेऽहमासीदापोमयश्चात्मनात्मानमादौ ॥ २.१० ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 2.10

Transliteration

yoge pṛthivyā jalavat tato 'pi sabudbudaṃ kalalaṃ tv aṇḍam eva | tasmin pravṛtte dvigate 'ham āsīd āpomayaś cātmanātmānam ādau || 2.10 ||

Translation

ಯೋಗಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪೃಥ್ವಿ ಜಲದಂತೆ ಆಯಿತು; ಆಗ ಬುಬ್ಬುಳಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಘನ ಕಲಲ—ಅದೇ ಅಂಡ (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ)—ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿತು. ಅದು ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ದ್ವಿಧಾ ಆದಾಗ, ಆದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಜಲಮಯನಾಗಿ, ಆತ್ಮನಿಂದಲೇ ಆತ್ಮವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಇದ್ದೆನು।

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Word by Word

• योगे: in the conjunction/union
• योगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• जलवत्: like water
• जलवत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextual); उपमानार्थ (like water)

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• स-बुद्बुदम्: with bubbles
• स-बुद्बुदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + बुद्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—बुद्बुदैः सह (with bubbles)

• कललम्: a muddy mass/embryonic slime
• कललम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय/वस्तुनिर्देश

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• अण्डम्: egg (cosmic egg)
• अण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

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

• प्रवृत्ते: having started/being in motion
• प्रवृत्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वृत्त (वृत् धातु → कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle), सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तस्मिन् इति विशेषण (when it had begun/was set in motion)

• द्विगते: having proceeded twofold
• द्विगते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु → कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्विवारं गत/द्विधा गत (having gone in twofold manner)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आपः-मयः: made of water
• आपः-मयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—आपोमयः (made of water)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• आत्मना: by oneself
• आत्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• आदौ: in the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverb) ‘in the beginning’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmogony
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Textual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic cosmogonic motif—creation emerging from primordial waters and the formation of the cosmic egg (aṇḍa)—a theme shared across several early Sanskrit cosmological traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (primordial waters, cosmic egg) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily conveys a philosophical account of origins (waters, self-generated existence) rather than prescriptive dharma.