Varaha Purana 2.32: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

तदा सृष्ट्वाऽन्यसर्गं तु तदा दध्यौ प्रजापतिः । असाधकांस्तु तान् मत्वा मुख्यसर्गादिसंभवान् ॥ २.३१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.32

Transliteration

tadā sṛṣṭvā ’nyasargaṃ tu tadā dadhyau prajāpatiḥ | asādhakāṃs tu tān matvā mukhyasargādisaṃbhavān || 2.31 ||

Translation

ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ຫຼັງຈາກສ້າງການສ້າງອື່ນອີກ (ການສ້າງຮອງ) ພຣະປະຊາປະຕິກໍພິຈາລະນາ. ພຣະອົງເຫັນວ່າສັດເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ—ທີ່ເກີດຈາກການສ້າງຫຼັກ ແລະຂັ້ນຕົ້ນໆ—ບໍ່ເໝາະຕໍ່ຈຸດປະສົງ ຈຶ່ງຄິດໄຕ່ຕໍ່ໄປ.

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Word by Word

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

• सृष्ट्वा: having created
• सृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having created’

• अन्य-सर्गम्: another creation
• अन्य-सर्गम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘another creation’

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

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

• दध्यौ: meditated; contemplated
• दध्यौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (lord of beings)
• प्रजापतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘प्रजानां पतिः’ (lord of creatures)

• असाधकान्: ineffective; non-accomplishing
• असाधकान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘तान्’ (acc pl)

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

• तान्: those (beings)
• तान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (acc pl)

• मत्वा: having deemed
• मत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having considered’

• मुख्य-सर्ग-आदि-सम्भवान्: arisen from the primary creation and others
• मुख्य-सर्ग-आदि-सम्भवान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य + सर्ग + आदि + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मुख्यसर्गादिभ्यः सम्भवाः’ (arisen from the primary creation etc.); विशेषणं ‘तान्’

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice for the dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: creation proceeds in stages, and the creator (Prajāpati) evaluates earlier outcomes before initiating subsequent phases—useful for comparing sarga typologies across Purāṇas and Dharma-śāstra-influenced cosmologies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on cosmological process (sarga) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral command, the verse conveys a philosophical principle of reflective assessment: actions (including creative acts) are evaluated for their capacity to accomplish intended ends, prompting revision when outcomes are inadequate.