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Varaha Purana 71.1: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 1

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

अगस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्तस्ततो देवा ऋषयश्च पिनाकिना । अहं च नृपते तस्य देवस्य प्रणतोऽभवम् ॥ ७१.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.1

agastya uvāca | evam uktas tato devā ṛṣayaś ca pinākinā | ahaṃ ca nṛpate tasya devasya praṇato 'bhavam || 71.1 ||

Agastja rzekł: Tak przemówieni przez dźwigającego łuk Pinaka, bogowie i mędrcy, a także ja, o królu, ukłonili się w czci przed tym bóstwem.

agastyaḥAgastya
agastyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagastya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
evamthus
evam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
uktaḥhaving been addressed/spoken to
uktaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootvac (धातु) + ta (क्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (अहं/सः) इत्यस्य विशेषण
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (from there/then)
devāḥgods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
ṛṣayaḥsages
ṛṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
pinākināby Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka)
pinākinā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/सहकारक-प्रयोग (agent/instrument in passive sense)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग (speaker), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
nṛpateO king
nṛpate:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन
tasyaof that (one)
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
devasyaof the god
devasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
praṇataḥbowed down/prostrated
praṇataḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-ṇam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) अर्थे 'नतः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (अहम्) इत्यस्य विशेषण
abhavambecame/was
abhavam:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

Agastya

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
S
Sanskrit Philology
C
Cultural Heritage

FAQs

It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative frame in which a sage reports events to a royal listener, anchoring the transmission of sacred-history and ethical discourse within courtly and scholastic settings.

No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the narrative participants (gods, sages, and the speaker) and their response to “Pinākin.”

The verse foregrounds a cultural-philosophical norm of humility and respectful comportment (praṇāma) toward a revered figure, presented descriptively within the narrative.

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