Varaha Purana 91.14: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तदा देव्याः नारदः प्राह लोकवित् । ब्रह्मलोकादिन्द्रलोकं तस्माद्रौद्रमथाचलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.14

Transliteration

evam uktas tadā devyāḥ nāradaḥ prāha lokavit | brahmalokād indralokaṃ tasmād raudram athācalam ||

Translation

Apabila dewi bertitah demikian, Nārada, yang mengetahui segala loka, berkata: “Dari Brahmaloka aku ke Indraloka; dari sana ke Raudra, lalu ke gunung.”

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्तः: (he) having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; passive sense ‘having been spoken to’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• लोकवित्: knower of the worlds
• लोकवित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘lokān vetti’

• ब्रह्मलोकात्: from Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘Brahmā’s world’

• इन्द्रलोकम्: to Indraloka
• इन्द्रलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from there/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• रौद्रम्: to Raudra (region)
• रौद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (place-name)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तर-निपात (conj./then)

• अचलम्: to Acala (mountain)
• अचलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (or नपुंसक as place-name), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (mountain/place)

Speaker

Nārada (speaker explicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Sanskrit Studies
• Mythic Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmography through concise itinerary language, showing how narratives encode a layered universe of realms (lokas) connected by sage-travel.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse names cosmological realms (Brahmaloka, Indraloka, Raudra) and mentions a mountain (acala) without specifying which mountain; identification depends on broader chapter context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it valorizes knowledge of cosmic order (lokavidyā) and truthful reporting in dialogue.