Varaha Purana 89.24 — Adhyaya 89, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

या सृष्टिर्ब्रह्मणो देवी श्वेतवर्णा विभावरी । सा कुमारी महाभागा विपुलाब्जदलेक्षणा । सद्यो ब्रह्माणमामन्त्र्य तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥

Transliteration

yā sṛṣṭir brahmaṇo devī śvetavarṇā vibhāvarī | sā kumārī mahābhāgā vipulābjadalekṣaṇā | sadyo brahmāṇam āmantrya tatraivāntaradhīyata ||

Translation

या सृष्टिर्ब्रह्मणो देवी श्वेतवर्णा विभावरी। सा कुमारी महाभागा विपुलाब्जदलेक्षणा। सद्यो ब्रह्माणमामन्त्र्य तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• sṛṣṭiḥ: creation; emanation
• sṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā/Brahman
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी (Gen./6th), एकवचन (sg.)

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• śveta-varṇā: white-complexioned
• śveta-varṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण (adjective)

• vibhāvarī: Vibhāvarī (name); radiant one
• vibhāvarī: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); नाम/विशेषणवत् प्रयोग

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); संकेत-प्रयोग (demonstrative)

• kumārī: maiden
• kumārī: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• mahā-bhāgā: most fortunate
• mahā-bhāgā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• vipula-abja-dala-īkṣaṇā: having eyes like large lotus-petals
• vipula-abja-dala-īkṣaṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक) + abja (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (determinative), ‘विपुलानि अब्जदलानि इव ईक्षणे यस्याः’ इति विशेषणार्थ

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā (as object)
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• āmantrya: having addressed
• āmantrya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√mantr (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘आमन्त्र्य’ = having addressed/invited

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थ (emphasis)

• antaradhīyata: disappeared
• antaradhīyata: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg.); आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada); कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive/intransitive sense): ‘disappeared’

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics","Heritage Sites"]

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Cosmogony
• Śākta Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic cosmogonic trope: personified Creation (Sṛṣṭi) emerges from Brahmā, indicating how later Sanskrit narrative theology integrates abstract processes into character-driven storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym appears in 89.3; the verse functions as a narrative transition that precedes later place-based references (e.g., Śvetaparvata).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse foregrounds disciplined agency and purposeful movement—Creation is not static but acts decisively—setting up a broader theme where tapas (austerity) is portrayed as a means of achieving capacity and order.