Varaha Purana 91.4: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 4

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

देव्याः अनुचराः सर्वाः पाशाङ्कुशधराः शुभाः । ताभिः परिवृता देवी सिंहासनगता शुभा ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 91.4

Transliteration

devyāḥ anucarāḥ sarvāḥ pāśāṅkuśadharāḥ śubhāḥ | tābhiḥ parivṛtā devī siṃhāsanagatā śubhā ||

Translation

देव्याः सर्वाः अनुचराः शुभाः पाशाङ्कुशधराः; ताभिः परिवृता शुभा देवी सिंहासने समासीनाभवत्।

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Word by Word

• devyāḥ: of the goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन

• anucarāḥ: attendants/followers
• anucarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anucara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• pāśa: noose
• pāśa: Upapada (उपपद/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• aṅkuśa: goad/hook
• aṅkuśa: Upapada (उपपद/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅkuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• dharāḥ: bearing (holding)
• dharāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛ (धातु) → dhara (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त/कर्तरि-ण्वुल् (agent noun): 'bearing'; समास: pāśa-aṅkuśa-dhara (noose-and-goad-bearers)

• śubhāḥ: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• tābhiḥ: by them
• tābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन

• parivṛtā: surrounded
• parivṛtā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari + vṛ (धातु) → parivṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, PPP): 'surrounded'

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• siṃhāsana: lion-throne
• siṃhāsana: Upapada (उपपद/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण); तत्पुरुष: 'lion-throne'

• gatā: seated (gone onto)
• gatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP): 'gone/placed'; समास: siṃhāsana-gatā = 'seated on the throne'

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Iconography
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents emblematic attributes (pāśa, aṅkuśa) and throne imagery that are important for the study of South Asian iconography and textual-art historical correlation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is given; the verse focuses on iconographic and courtly imagery.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it presents ideals of order, protection, and restraint symbolized by the noose and goad, without issuing a direct command.