Varaha Purana 89.9: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ततश्चैते मया सर्वे प्रोक्ता देवा भवं प्रति । गच्छाम इति देवेश ततस्त्वेते समागताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.9

Transliteration

tataś caite mayā sarve proktā devā bhavaṁ prati | gacchāma iti deveśa tatas tv ete samāgatāḥ ||

Translation

Dlatego powiedziałem wszystkim tym bogom: "Udajmy się do Bhawy." O Panie bogów, z tego powodu oni tutaj się zgromadzili.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘devāḥ/ete’

• proktāḥ: were addressed/told
• proktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु) > prokta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘spoken/told’

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bhavam: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Gati (गति/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्गसदृश-निपात; दिशाबोधक (towards)

• gacchāmaḥ: we go/let us go
• gacchāmaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: deva+īśa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमवाचक (thereupon)

• tu: indeed/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• ete: these (gods)
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• samāgatāḥ: assembled/came together
• samāgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+ā+gam (धातु) > samāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having come/assembled’

Speaker

Brahmā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It captures the inter-deity hierarchy and consultation model in Purāṇic storytelling, where Brahmā functions as a mediator directing the devas to Bhava.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is specified; the movement is relational (toward Bhava), not geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Collective decision-making and seeking the most capable authority when confronting a larger threat.