Varaha Purana 91.31: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

एवंविधाः स्त्रियो देव्याः क्षोभिते मनसि द्रुतम् । उत्तस्थुः शतसाहस्राः कोटिशो विविधाननाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.31

Transliteration

evaṃvidhāḥ striyo devyāḥ kṣobhite manasi drutam | uttasthuḥ śatasāhasrāḥ koṭiśo vividhānanāḥ ||

Translation

ദേവിയുടെ മനസ്സ് ക്ഷോഭിതമായ ഉടൻ, ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള സ്ത്രീകൾ വേഗത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റു—ലക്ഷങ്ങൾ, അതുമല്ലെങ്കിൽ കോടികൾ—വിവിധ മുഖങ്ങളോടെ.

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Word by Word

• एवंविधाः: of such a kind
• एवंविधाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (एवं + विधः = 'of such a kind'); विशेषणम् (qualifies स्त्रियः)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• क्षोभिते: when (it was) agitated
• क्षोभिते: अधिकरण (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षोभय्/क्षुभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सप्तमी-एकवचन-रूपेण (locative singular) agreeing with मनसि; लोके सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (quickly)

• उत्तस्थुः: arose
• उत्तस्थुः: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शतसाहस्राः: hundreds of thousands (in number)
• शतसाहस्राः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (शतानि साहस्राणि = 'hundreds of thousands'); विशेषणम् (qualifies स्त्रियः)

• कोटिशः: in crores
• कोटिशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: by crores, in crores)

• विविधाननाः: having various faces
• विविधाननाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (विविधानि आननानि यस्याः/यासाम्); विशेषणम् (qualifies स्त्रियः)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit; default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Mythology
• Śākta Motifs (descriptive)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The imagery of sudden, innumerable manifestations is a widespread Purāṇic technique for expressing superhuman agency and cosmic scale through hyperbolic numeration.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, it conveys a philosophical observation: inner states (manas) can be portrayed as causally linked to outward transformations within mythic narrative frameworks.