Varaha Purana 25.6: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

आद्यो नारायणो देवस्तस्माद् ब्रह्मा ततोऽभवत् । अतः स्वयम्भुवश्चान्ये मरीच्याद्यार्कसम्भवाः ॥ २५.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 25.6

Transliteration

ādyo nārāyaṇo devastasmād brahmā tato 'bhavat | ataḥ svayambhuvaś cānye marīcyādyārkasaṃbhavāḥ || 25.6 ||

Translation

Nārāyaṇa jest pierwotnym bóstwem; z Niego powstał następnie Brahmā. Z tego rodu wywodzi się Svayambhuva (Manu) oraz inni, począwszy od Marīciego, narodzeni z Arka (Słońca).

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Word by Word

• आद्यः: the first/primeval
• आद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying नारायणः)

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन to नारायणः

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

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रम (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• अभवत्: came to be/was born
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अतः: therefore/from that
• अतः: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ (adverb: ‘therefore/from this’)

• स्वयम्भुवः: the self-born (beings)
• स्वयम्भुवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘self-born ones’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्वयम्भुवः)

• मरीचि-आदि-आर्क-सम्भवाः: Marīci and others, born of the Sun
• मरीचि-आदि-आर्क-सम्भवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि + आदि + अर्क + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—मरीच्यादयः (Marīci etc.) ये अर्कसम्भवाः (sun-born) (nested tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not present in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cosmogony

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic sequence (primordial Nārāyaṇa → Brahmā → progenitors), reflecting how medieval Sanskrit compendia organized creation-history through genealogical lists and named lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it is primarily a cosmological and genealogical statement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its primary function is doctrinal-cosmological classification, situating later narratives within an ordered lineage of origins.