Varaha Purana 201.3: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 3

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Uttara Bhāga · Rākṣasa-kiṅkara-yuddha (Conflict narrative) — appeal for protection

Devanagari script

अन्ये हि तावत्तत्कुर्युर्यथेष्टं तव सुव्रत ॥ भगवन्स्म परिक्लिष्टाः त्राहि नः परमेश्वर ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.3

Transliteration

anye hi tāvat tat kuryur yath-eṣṭaṃ tava suvrata || bhagavan sma parikliṣṭāḥ trāhi naḥ parameśvara ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

अन्ये हि तावत् तत्कुर्युः यथेष्टं तव सुव्रत। भगवन्, स्म परिक्लिष्टाः; त्राहि नः परमेश्वर।

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Word by Word

• anye: others
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)

• hi: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: hi (अव्यय)

• tāvat: for the time being/so much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Kāla (काल)/Pramāṇa (प्रमाण)
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)

• tat: that (task)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)

• kuryuḥ: should do
• Type: Verb
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)

• yathā-iṣṭam: as you wish
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverbial compound (अव्ययीभाव): ‘as desired’; neuter accusative used adverbially
• Role: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)

• tava: your
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)

• su-vrata: O one of good vows
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; कर्मधारयः
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: su + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)

• sma: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle (निपात), often with past sense/emphasis
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: sma (अव्यय)

• parikliṣṭāḥ: afflicted/distressed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: pari + √kliś (क्लिश् धातु) + kta (क्त)

• trāhi: protect/save
• Type: Verb
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √trā (त्रा धातु)

• naḥ: us
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया) or Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; here as object ‘us’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)

• parameśvara: O Supreme Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; परम + ईश्वर (कर्मधारय)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• tatkuryur resolved to tat + kuryuḥ
• yath-eṣṭaṃ resolved to yathā-iṣṭam (avyayībhāva)
• bhagavansma resolved to bhagavan + sma

Speaker and setting

Karuna and Bhakti rasaSetting: Dialogue space within conflict cycle

Speaker

Dūtāḥ (contextually continuing; not re-tagged but same speech sequence)

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

She worships

What she asks

Will the supreme authority grant protection (trāṇa) to afflicted servants and permit reassignment of duty?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Śaraṇāgati (refuge)

Subjects

Narrative LiteratureAppeal and Protection MotifEthics of Authority

Core idea

When afflicted, turning to the rightful protector and speaking plainly is a dharmic act; authority is tested by compassion and protection.

In practice

Cultivate systems where subordinates can report distress without fear; as an individual, seek help early and respectfully.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Classical Dialogue
• Sanskrit Studies
• Mythic Cycles

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents formal registers of address and supplication in Purāṇic dialogue, useful for studying conventions of authority and petition in Sanskrit narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames an ethic of protection and responsibility: those in authority are asked to safeguard distressed dependents.