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Varaha Purana 91.12: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 12

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

सैकाकिनी तपस्तेपे विशालायां तु शोभने । तस्यास्तपन्त्याः कालेन महता क्षुभितं मनः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.12

saikākinī tapas tepe viśālāyāṃ tu śobhane | tasyās tapantyāḥ kālena mahatā kṣubhitaṃ manaḥ ||

അവൾ ഒറ്റയ്ക്കായി വിശാലവും ശോഭനവുമായ സ്ഥലത്ത് തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു; ദീർഘകാലം തപസ്സു ചെയ്തതോടെ അവളുടെ മനസ് അത്യന്തം കലങ്ങിപ്പോയി।

साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
एकाकिनीalone, solitary
एकाकिनी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootएकाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—सा
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
तेपेperformed (austerity)
तेपे:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
विशालायाम्in the vast (place)
विशालायाम्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—(भूमौ/स्थले)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (particle: 'indeed/but')
शोभनेin the beautiful (place)
शोभने:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण—(स्थले)
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तपन्त्याःwhile she was performing austerity
तपन्त्याः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
कालेनby time / in course of time
कालेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावे
महतāgreat, long (time)
महतā:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—कालेन
क्षुभितम्agitated
क्षुभितम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुभ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—मनः
मनःmind
मनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
A
Ascetic Traditions
S
Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

It reflects a recurrent Purāṇic theme: tapas performed in seclusion and the psychological tensions that can accompany prolonged ascetic discipline.

The verse only describes a 'vast, splendid place' (viśālā śobhanā) without naming a specific site.

Perseverance in disciplined practice is implied, alongside an awareness that prolonged austerity can produce mental agitation requiring guidance.

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