Varaha Purana 91.10: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 10

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तदा देव्याः कन्या विद्युत्प्रभा शुभा । आसनं पाद्यमर्घ्यं च नारदाय न्यवेदयत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.10

Transliteration

evam uktā tadā devyāḥ kanyā vidyutprabhā śubhā | āsanaṃ pādyam arghyaṃ ca nāradāya nyavedayat ||

Translation

ദേവി ഇങ്ങനെ കല്പിച്ചതിനാൽ ശുഭയായ കന്യക വിദ്യുത്പ്രഭ നാരദനു ആസനം, പാദ്യം, അർഘ്യം എന്നിവ സമർപ്പിച്ചു।

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'thus')

• उक्ता: having been told / instructed
• उक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कन्या: the maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विद्युत्प्रभा: Vidyutprabhā
• विद्युत्प्रभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• शुभा: auspicious, fair
• शुभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—कन्या/विद्युत्प्रभा

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पाद्यम्: foot-washing water
• पाद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अर्घ्यम्: honor-offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• न्यवेदयत्: she offered/presented
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद्/वेदय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma (Guest reception)
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a triad of reception offerings (āsana–pādya–arghya) that appears across Dharma and narrative sources, indicating continuity of ritualized civility.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical emphasis is on prompt, orderly honoring of a guest through established forms of respect.