Varaha Purana 2.75: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 75

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

एतत्सर्वं समासेन कथितं ते द्विजोत्तम । गृहीणा वेदान् शास्त्राणि सर्वज्ञत्वं च नारद ॥ २.७४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.75

Transliteration

etatsarvaṃ samāsena kathitaṃ te dvijottama | gṛhāṇa vedān śāstrāṇi sarvajñatvaṃ ca nārada || 2.74 ||

Translation

హే ద్విజోత్తమా! ఇవన్నీ నీకు సంక్షేపంగా చెప్పబడినవి. హే నారదా! వేదములు, శాస్త్రములు మరియు సర్వజ్ఞత్వమును కూడా స్వీకరించు.

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• samāsena: in brief / by summary
• samāsena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• kathitam: has been told
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान) एकवचन (Singular)

• dvija-uttama: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-uttama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजेषु उत्तमः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• gṛhāṇa: accept/take
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• vedān: the Vedas
• vedān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śāstrāṇi: treatises/scriptures
• śāstrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarva-jñatvam: omniscience
• sarva-jñatvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jñatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वं जानाति इति/सर्वस्य ज्ञानम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha (defaulted per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary convention: authoritative knowledge is framed as being transmitted through dialogue, with Vedic and śāstric learning presented as the foundation of cultural-intellectual continuity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content focuses on the transmission of knowledge rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined reception and preservation of authoritative learning (Vedas and śāstras) as a guiding intellectual and cultural duty within the text’s instructional setting.