Varaha Purana 96.48: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 48

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुत्वा भवो देवी चामुण्डां च सुरेश्वरीम् ॥ क्षणादन्तर्हितो देवस्ते च देवा दिवं ययुः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.48

Transliteration

evaṃ stutvā bhavo devī cāmuṇḍāṃ ca sureśvarīm || kṣaṇād antarhito devas te ca devā divaṃ yayuḥ ||

Translation

Wychwaliwszy tak Boginię - Cāmuṇḍā, władczynią Panią bogów - Bhava zniknął w mgnieniu oka; a owi bogowie udali się do nieba.

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Word by Word

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

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having praised’

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिव-पर्याय (epithet of Śiva)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cāmuṇḍām: Cāmuṇḍā
• cāmuṇḍām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmuṇḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sureśvarīm: Sureśvarī (queen/lady of gods)
• sureśvarīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṣaṇāt: in an instant
• kṣaṇāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (ablative used adverbially): ‘in a moment/from a moment’

• antarhitaḥ: disappeared/hidden
• antarhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar-hita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dhā/hi?; lexical ‘antarhita’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, lexicalized), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवः इति विशेषण

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

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

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Gati-karma (गतिः/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः-शब्द), द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्वर्गम्’ अर्थे

• yayuḥ: they went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (third-person)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śākta Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects interwoven deity traditions in Purāṇic composition, where epithets and goddess forms (e.g., Cāmuṇḍā) appear within broader narrative cycles.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identifier occurs in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes resolution through acknowledgment (praise) and orderly withdrawal, a narrative device signaling the end of an episode.