Varaha Purana 94.5: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 5

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता ततः सा तु सखीभिः सह वेपती । पादयोर्न्यपतत्तस्य शापान्तं कुरु जल्पती ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.5

Transliteration

evam uktā tataḥ sā tu sakhībhiḥ saha vepatī | pādayor nyapatat tasya śāpāntaṃ kuru jalpatī ||

Translation

Tak zwrócona, ona, drżąca wraz ze swymi towarzyszkami, upadła u jego stóp, błagając: "Niech klątwa dobiegnie końca."

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• uktā: (she) having been addressed
• uktā: Kartā (कर्ता) [of vepatī]
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘having been spoken to’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (काल/अनन्तर)

• sā: she
• sā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (विरोध/अन्वय)

• sakhībhiḥ: with (her) friends
• sakhībhiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable postposition (सह-योग) governing instrumental

• vepatī: trembles
• vepatī: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vep (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular; Ātmanepada

• pādayoḥ: at (his) two feet
• pādayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी) Dual (or Genitive dual); here Locative dual ‘at the feet’

• nyapatat: fell down
• nyapatat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + pat (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• śāpa-antam: end of the curse
• śāpa-antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kuru: do / make
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• jalpatī: speaking / pleading
• jalpatī: Kartā (कर्ता) [of implied speech]
• Type: Verb
• Root: jalp (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘speaking’

Speaker

Unspecified female figure in the narrative (petitioning a muni)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Supplication Motif
• Karma and Consequence

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a widespread South Asian literary convention where repentance and supplication function as narrative mechanisms for mitigation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; the episode later situates events near the Narmadā.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Acknowledgment of wrongdoing and seeking redress are presented as steps toward resolving harm.