Varaha Purana 2.25: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

सृष्टिं चिन्तयतस्तस्य कल्पादिषु यथा पुरा । अबुद्धिपूर्वकस्तस्य प्रादुर्भूतस्तमोमयः ॥ २.२५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 2.25

Transliteration

sṛṣṭiṃ cintayatastasya kalpādiṣu yathā purā | abuddhipūrvakas tasya prādurbhūtas tamomayaḥ || 2.25 ||

Translation

പൂർവ്വകാലത്ത് കല്പങ്ങളുടെ ആരംഭങ്ങളിൽപോലെ അദ്ദേഹം സൃഷ്ടിയെ ചിന്തിച്ചിരിക്കെ, വ്യക്തമായ വിവേചനത്തിന് മുമ്പേ അദ്ദേഹത്തിൽ തമോമയമായ അവസ്ഥ പ്രാദുർഭവിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• sṛṣṭim: creation
• sṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• cintayataḥ: of (him) thinking
• cintayataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Śatṛ/Śānac present participle (शतृ), Genitive singular (षष्ठी एकवचन) masculine/neuter; ‘of (him) who is thinking’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• kalpa-ādiṣu: in kalpas and the like
• kalpa-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (समाहार/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय sense ‘beginning with’ but nominal compound); Pumliṅga, Saptamī (सप्तमी) Bahuvacana

• yathā: as
• yathā: Upamā/Prakāra (उपमा/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative/relative adverb (यथार्थक-अव्यय)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• a-buddhi-pūrvakaḥ: preceded by non-intelligence / unthinking
• a-buddhi-pūrvakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa with negation (नञ्-समास); Pumliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; qualifying tamomayaḥ

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• prādurbhūtaḥ: manifested / appeared
• prādurbhūtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prādur-√bhū (प्रादुर्+भू धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past active participle (क्त/क्तवत् sense), Pumliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; ‘having manifested/appeared’

• tamo-mayaḥ: made of darkness
• tamo-mayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of prādurbhūtaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Pumliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sāṃkhya-influenced Guṇa Theory

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic cosmogonic motif in which creation is framed as cyclic (kalpa-based) and begins with an undifferentiated or obscured state, aligning with broader classical Indian cosmology and guṇa-based psychological/ontological language.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and conceptual rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than prescribing a social ethic, the verse emphasizes a philosophical principle: discernment (buddhi/clarity) is portrayed as emerging after an initial phase of obscurity (tamas), suggesting the value of cultivating clarity in understanding.