Varaha Purana 22.36: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 36

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Royal Encounter and Sacred Geography Motif)

Devanagari script

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

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 22.36

Transliteration

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

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

“Tinggallah seketika sahaja, hingga aku kembali.” Setelah berkata demikian, raja pun pergi menghadap Brahmā di tengah-tengah pergunungan.

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Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandhi Notes

• ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकम् = ब्रह्मणः + अन्तिकम् (visarga → 'o' before vowel)
• यावदागमनम् = यावत् + आगमनम् (t + ā → dā)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vira rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Governance ethics / humility before higher order

Subjects

Sacred GeographyKingship and CounselPuranic Narrative

Core idea

Even sovereign power is perfected by deference to higher wisdom and cosmic law.

In practice

Before irreversible commitments, pause, consult qualified authorities, and return with clarity.

Dharma

Cross references

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.