Varaha Purana 25.8: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 8

The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander

Devanagari script

सृष्ट्यां विस्तारितायां तु देवदैत्याः महाबलाः । सापत्न्यं भावमास्थाय युयुधुर्विजिगीषवः ॥ २५.८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 25.8

Transliteration

sṛṣṭyāṃ vistāritāyāṃ tu devadaityā mahābalāḥ | sāpatnyaṃ bhāvam āsthāya yuyudhur vijigīṣavaḥ || 25.8 ||

Translation

Apabila ciptaan telah berkembang luas, para Dewa dan Daitya yang maha perkasa, dengan mengambil sikap permusuhan dan persaingan, pun berperang dengan hasrat untuk menakluk.

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Word by Word

• sṛṣṭyām: in (the) creation
• sṛṣṭyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• vistāritāyām: when expanded/spread out
• vistāritāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√stṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त), Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; agrees with sṛṣṭyām

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/conjunction (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• deva-daityāḥ: gods and Daityas
• deva-daityāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• mahābalāḥ: very strong
• mahābalāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; adjective of deva-daityāḥ; compound: 'great' + 'strength' = 'great-strong'

• sāpatnyam: rivalry/hostility
• sāpatnyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāpatnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• bhāvam: state/attitude
• bhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• āsthāya: having adopted
• āsthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; sense: 'having assumed/adopted'

• yuyudhuḥ: fought
• yuyudhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; Parasmaipada

• vijigīṣavaḥ: desiring to conquer
• vijigīṣavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√ji + īṣa (इच्छार्थक प्रत्यय) (धातु-आधारित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Desiderative adjective/noun (सन्नन्त/इच्छार्थक), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifies deva-daityāḥ

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Mythic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: cosmic expansion is accompanied by competitive struggle among divine and anti-divine lineages, illustrating how order and power are contested in mythic historiography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed in a cosmological (sṛṣṭi) setting rather than a sacred-site description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the psychology of rivalry (sāpatnya-bhāva) as a driver of conflict, offering a philosophical observation on how competitive desire for victory (vijigīṣā) can lead to violence.