Varaha Purana 23.4: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 4

The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day

Devanagari script

ततो देवाः सपितरश्चिन्तयामासुरोजसा । असत्कार्येषु विघ्नार्थं सर्व एवासभ्यमन्त्रयन् ॥ २३.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 23.4

Transliteration

tato devāḥ sapitaraś cintayāmāsur ojasā | asatkāryeṣu vighnārthaṁ sarva evābhyamantrayan || 23.4 ||

Translation

Kemudian para dewa bersama para Pitṛ (roh leluhur) bermusyawarah dengan penuh kekuatan; dan semuanya merancang serta memanggil langkah-langkah pelindung dengan tujuan menimbulkan halangan bagi usaha yang tidak wajar.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रम/हेतु (Sequencing/Causal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘then/from that’

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स-पितरः: together with the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• स-पितरः: सहकर्ता (Sahakartā/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘स’ = सहार्थक-निपात (with) used as upapada

• चिन्तयामासुः: pondered, thought
• चिन्तयामासुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; periphrastic perfect (आमास)

• ओजसा: with vigor, by strength
• ओजसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• असत्-कार्येषु: in improper undertakings
• असत्-कार्येषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘असत् कार्यम्’ (improper acts)

• विघ्न-अर्थम्: for causing obstacles
• विघ्न-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयुक्तम् (purpose sense): ‘विघ्नस्य अर्थम्’ = for the sake of obstruction

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अभ्य-मन्त्रयन्: consulted / invoked (with mantras)
• अभ्य-मन्त्रयन्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + मन्त्र् (धातु) → अभ्यमन्त्रयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle), परस्मैपद-परम्परा; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; finite sense ‘they consulted/invoked’

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma and Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which divine and ancestral authorities are portrayed as maintaining moral order by restraining actions deemed harmful or improper, illustrating the text’s ethical governance themes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a cosmological-ethical episode involving gods and Pitṛs rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Improper or harmful undertakings (asatkārya) are to be checked; the verse presents the principle that moral order is supported through deterrence and the prevention of unethical actions.