Varaha Purana 21.7: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 7

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-uddhāra / Devī-utpatti narrative (contextual)

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् निमग्ने देवेशे तां ब्रह्मा कन्यकां पुनः । अन्तःशरीरगां कृत्वा गौरीं परमशोभनाम् ॥ २१.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.7

Transliteration

tasmin nimagne deveśe tāṃ brahmā kanyakāṃ punaḥ | antaḥśarīragāṃ kṛtvā gaurīṃ paramaśobhanām || 21.8 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

దేవేశుడు ఆ స్థితిలో మునిగినప్పుడు, బ్రహ్మ మళ్లీ ఆ కన్యను తన శరీరాంతరంలో ప్రవేశింపజేసి, పరమశోభనమైన గౌరీగా చేశాడు.

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in him/when he
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• निमग्ने: (when) sunk
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: नि-√मज्ज् (धातु)

• देवेशे: in the Lord of gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)

• ताम्: her/that (girl)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कन्यकाम्: a maiden
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: Sequence (अनुक्रम)
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• अन्तःशरीरगाम्: gone into/placed within the body
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः तत्पुरुषः (अन्तःशरीरे गच्छति/स्थितेति)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: अन्तः-शरीर-ग (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)
• Role: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Root: √कृ (धातु)

• गौरीम्: Gaurī
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)

• परमशोभनाम्: supremely beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारयः (परमा शोभना)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: परम-शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• अन्तःशरीरगाम् = अन्तः + शरीर + गाम् (समास/उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
• तस्मिन् निमग्ने देवेशे—सप्तमी-सप्तमी (locative absolute sense)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Cosmic/creator’s realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Mythic metaphysics of śakti and manifestation

Subjects

CosmologyMythic NarrativeDivine Genealogy

Core idea

Creative power can be withdrawn into the causal interior (within the body/mind of the creator) and re-issued in a refined form (Gaurī as ‘parama-śobhanā’).

In practice

In sādhanā, gather scattered energies inward (pratyāhāra/saṃhāra) before purposeful expression; refine intention before action.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques for describing divine manifestation and re-absorption, a common motif in early medieval Sanskrit textual traditions used to organize cosmological and genealogical themes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a mythic-cosmological narrative statement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct prescriptive ethic is stated here; the verse functions as narrative description emphasizing transformation, embodiment, and the ordered unfolding of cosmic events.