Varaha Purana 22.36: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 36

Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding

Devanagari script

स्थीयतां क्षणमेकं तु यावदागमनं मम । एवमुक्त्वा गतो राजा शैलानां ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकम् ॥ २२.३६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 22.36

Transliteration

sthīyatāṃ kṣaṇam ekaṃ tu yāvad āgamanaṃ mama | evam uktvā gato rājā śailānāṃ brahmaṇo'ntikam || 22.36 ||

Translation

“ഞാൻ മടങ്ങിവരുന്നതുവരെ ഒരു ക്ഷണം നില്ക്കുക.” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് പർവതങ്ങളുടെ രാജാവ് ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിലേക്കു പോയി.

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Word by Word

• स्थीयताम्: let (you all) stay / remain
• स्थीयताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), आत्मनेपद; विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा—“let (you all) stay”

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of क्षणम्

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे “but/indeed”

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Kāla-sambandha (कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावार्थे कालपरिमाणसूचक (temporal limit) “until/as long as”

• आगमनम्: arrival / coming
• आगमनम्: Kāla-avadhi (कालावधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (nom./acc.), एकवचन; here with यावत्—“until (my) coming” (accusative sense)

• मम: my
• मम: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) “thus”

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action) “having said”

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nom.), एकवचन; finite sense with omitted ‘अभवत्’—“went”

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• शैलानाम्: of the mountains
• शैलानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तिकम्: to the presence / near
• अन्तिकम्: Gati-karma / Deśa (गतिकर्म/देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (goal of motion)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: a royal figure pauses an interlocutor and seeks authority or counsel from a higher cosmological figure (here, Brahmā), illustrating layered transmission of knowledge within the tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is named; the phrase 'śailānām ... antikam' indicates a mountainous setting associated with Brahmā’s presence, functioning as a sacred-geography marker rather than a uniquely identifiable modern location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys narrative etiquette and governance practice: restraint and orderly procedure (requesting a brief wait) and the pursuit of counsel/verification from an authoritative source before proceeding.