Varaha Purana 76.7: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 7

Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities

Pūrva Bhāga · Sacred Geography and Divine Assemblies (Indra in a tīrtha-context)

Devanagari script

तत्रास्ते श्रीपतेः श्रीमान् सहस्राक्षः शचीपतिः । सिद्धादिभिः परिवृतः सर्वाभिर्देवयोनिभिः ॥ ७६.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.7

Transliteration

tatrāste śrīpateḥ śrīmān sahasrākṣaḥ śacīpatiḥ | siddhādibhiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvābhir devayonibhiḥ || 76.7 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Ali permanece o ilustre Sahasrākṣa—senhor de Śacī (Indra)—na presença de Śrīpati (Viṣṇu), cercado por Siddhas e outros seres perfeitos, e por todas as classes de seres de nascimento divino.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• āste: sits/dwells
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √ās (आस् धातु)

• śrīpateḥ: of Śrīpati (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: śrīpati (प्रातिपदिक)

• śrīmān: glorious/fortunate
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)

• sahasrākṣaḥ: Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); epithet ‘one who has a thousand eyes’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: sahasra + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)

• śacīpatiḥ: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘husband of Śacī’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: śacī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)

• siddha-ādibhiḥ: with siddhas and others
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘by/with siddhas and others’
• Role: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Root: siddha + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)

• parivṛtaḥ: surrounded
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); PPP (क्त) qualifying Indra
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: parivṛta (प्रातिपदिक; pari + √vṛ धातु, क्त)

• sarvābhiḥ: by all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with devayonibhiḥ
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• deva-yonibhiḥ: by all divine beings/classes
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘by divine classes/origins (of beings)’
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: deva + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• tatrāste → tatra + āste
• siddhādibhiḥ → siddha + ādibhiḥ
• devayonibhiḥ is tatpuruṣa ‘devānāṃ yonayaḥ’ (classes/origins of devas), instrumental plural as accompaniment/means with parivṛtaḥ

Speaker and setting

Bhakti and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Divine assembly setting

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology (bhakti + hierarchy)

Subjects

Sacred GeographyCosmologyCultural Heritage (tīrtha setting implied)Mythic Genealogies (divine classes)

Core idea

All powers, even Indra’s, are derivative; true sovereignty is proximity to and alignment with Śrīpati.

In practice

Transform status into devotion: whatever one’s role, cultivate humility, seek sādhus (siddhas), and orient actions toward the Supreme.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indra (Vedic-Purāṇic deity)
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a divine assembly situated within a sacred landscape, linking tīrtha-description with well-known Vedic-Purāṇic figures (Indra, Siddhas) to elevate the site’s cultural-heritage status.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this single verse; it refers generically to “there” (tatra), so the location must be inferred from the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 76.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical function is descriptive—depicting ordered cosmic society (devas, siddhas) in proximity to Śrīpati, a framing often used to support reverent preservation of sacred spaces in the broader chapter context.