Varaha Purana 2.31: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

ते सुखप्रीतिवहुला बहिरन्तस्त्वनावृताः । तस्मिन् सर्गेऽभवत् प्रीतिर्निष्पद्यन्ते प्रजास्तदा ॥ २.३० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.31

Transliteration

te sukhaprītivahulā bahirantastvanāvṛtāḥ | tasmin sarge 'bhavat prītir niṣpadyante prajāstadā || 2.30 ||

Translation

ພວກເຂົາມີຄວາມສຸກ ແລະຄວາມພໍໃຈຢ່າງຫຼາຍ ບໍ່ຖືກປິດກັ້ນທັງພາຍນອກແລະພາຍໃນ. ໃນສະພາບການສ້າງນັ້ນ ຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີເກີດຂຶ້ນ ແລະໃນເວລານັ້ນສັດທັງຫຼາຍກໍປາກົດຕົວ.

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Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nom pl)

• सुख-प्रीति-वहुलाः: abounding in happiness and joy
• सुख-प्रीति-वहुलाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + प्रीति + वहुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सुखे प्रीतौ च वहुलाः’ (abounding in happiness and delight)

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: देश (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• अन्तः: inside
• अन्तः: देश (Locative adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/देशवाचक

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

• अनावृताः: uncovered; unobstructed
• अनावृताः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + आवृत (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/वृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग: ‘not covered/ unobstructed’

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (loc sg)

• सर्गे: in (that) creation
• सर्गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (loc sg)

• अभवत्: arose; came to be
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रीतिः: joy; affection
• प्रीतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom sg)

• निष्पद्यन्ते: are produced; come forth
• निष्पद्यन्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• प्रजाः: creatures; beings
• प्रजाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nom pl)

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in early creation accounts: beings initially arise in a state characterized by ease (sukha) and contentment (prīti), offering evidence for shared cosmological vocabulary across Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a cosmological description rather than a sacred-geography reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than prescribing conduct, the verse presents a philosophical anthropology: unobstructed inner and outer conditions are associated with the emergence of contentment (prīti), implying an ethical ideal of clarity and non-obstruction as conducive to well-being.