Varaha Purana 2.77: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 77

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Pūrva Bhāga · Prayāga Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Narratives)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तिरोभावं गता कन्या नराधिप । अहं तत्र कृतस्नानस् त्वां दिदृक्षुरिहागतः ॥ २.७६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.77

Transliteration

evam uktvā tirobhāvaṁ gatā kanyā narādhipa | ahaṁ tatra kṛtasnānas tvāṁ didṛkṣur ihāgataḥ || 2.76 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Tak mówiąc, dziewczyna zniknęła, o władco ludzi. Po dokonaniu kąpieli tam, przybyłem tutaj, pragnąc cię zobaczyć.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• uktvā: having said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)

• tirobhāvam: disappearance/vanishing
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tirobhāva (प्रातिपदिक)

• gatā: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used verbally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: √gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)

• kanyā: the maiden
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)

• nara-adhipa: O king/lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नराणाम् अधिपः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)

• aham: I
• Type: Noun
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• kṛta-snānāḥ: having bathed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतं स्नानं येन/कृतस्नानः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ + kta) + snāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• tvām: you
• Type: Noun
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• didṛkṣuḥ: wishing to see
• Type: Adjective
• Form: देशिदेरटिव (desiderative) कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + san (desiderative) + u (कृत्)

• iha: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: iha (अव्यय)

• āgataḥ: have come
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used verbally), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)

Sandhi Notes

• evam uktvā (no sandhi change)
• kṛtasnānas tvām = kṛtasnānaḥ + tvām (visarga sandhi; text shows kṛtasnānas)
• ihāgataḥ = iha + āgataḥ (a + ā → ā)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Tīrtha and royal/narrative setting

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Faith In Instruction

Subjects

Sacred GeographyPilgrimage PracticeNarrative DialogueRitual Bathing (Snāna)

Core idea

Obedience to sacred instruction leads to transformative readiness; the ‘maiden’s’ disappearance signals a liminal, otherworldly guide-function.

In practice

Complete prescribed rites before seeking higher counsel; recognize that guidance may come through transient, symbolic messengers.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a brief report of a supernatural event (a figure’s disappearance) followed by a travel-and-encounter statement, situating ritual action (snāna) within a sacred-geographic storyline.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers deictically to “there” (tatra) and “here” (iha) without naming a site in this fragment; identification depends on adjacent verses, often within Prayāga-centered sections of Purāṇic pilgrimage literature.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The line foregrounds disciplined practice and respectful seeking—performing purification (snāna) and approaching a ruler/authority for audience—rather than issuing a direct moral injunction in this standalone verse.