Varaha Purana 89.27: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 27

The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā

Devanagari script

या सा कृष्णा विशालाक्षी रौद्री दंष्ट्राकरालिनी । सा नीलपर्वतवरं तपश्चर्तुं ययौ शुभा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.27

Transliteration

yā sā kṛṣṇā viśālākṣī raudrī daṁṣṭrākarālinī | sā nīlaparvatavaraṁ tapaś cartuṁ yayau śubhā ||

Translation

Dia yang berwarna gelap, bermata luas, bersifat Raudrī yang garang, menggerunkan dengan taring yang menonjol—namun tetap dewi yang membawa keberkatan—pergi ke Nīlaparvata yang unggul untuk ber-tapa.

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Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• sā: that (same) she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• kṛṣṇā: dark; black
• kṛṣṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• viśāla-akṣī: large-eyed
• viśāla-akṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘विशाले अक्षिणी यस्याः’

• raudrī: fierce; Rudra-like
• raudrī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); रुद्र-सम्बन्धिनी/रौद्रस्वभावा

• daṁṣṭrā-karālinī: terrifying with fangs
• daṁṣṭrā-karālinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṁṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक) + karālinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘दंष्ट्राभिः करालिनी’ (having terrifying fangs)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• nīla-parvata-varam: the excellent Nīla mountain
• nīla-parvata-varam: Karma (कर्म/Goal object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); ‘नीलः पर्वतः’ (कर्मधारय) + ‘वर’ (श्रेष्ठ) इति बहुपद-समासः

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object of infinitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• cartum: to practice; to perform
• cartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘चरितुम्/कर्तुम्’ अर्थे ‘चर्तुम्’ (to practice/perform)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• śubhā: auspicious; beautiful
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Śākta Motifs
• Sacred Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Iconographic Description

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse exemplifies how Purāṇic texts juxtapose fearsome iconography with auspicious function, a feature influential for later South Asian art history and goddess typologies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Nīlaparvata (“Blue Mountain”) is mentioned; as with many Purāṇic toponyms, it may denote a mythic-sacred locus rather than a single universally agreed modern correlate.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It suggests that potency and restraint can coexist: even fierce power is directed through tapas toward ordered ends rather than uncontrolled force.