Varaha Purana 29.6: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 6

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Pūrva Bhāga · Pṛthivī-uddhāra / Dialogue Framework (Petition to Prajāpati)

Devanagari script

ता ऊचुः प्रणयाद्देवं प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् । अवकाशं तु नो देहि देवदेव प्रजापते ॥ २९.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 29.6

Transliteration

tā ūcuḥ praṇayād devaṃ prajāpatim akalmaṣam | avakāśaṃ tu no dehi devadeva prajāpate || 29.6 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

వారు స్నేహభక్తితో కల్మషరహితుడైన దేవుడు ప్రజాపతిని ఇలా అన్నారు—“హే దేవదేవా, హే ప్రజాపతే! మాకు అవకాశం (స్థలం/అవకాశము) ప్రసాదించుము.”

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Word by Word

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ūcuḥ: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)

• praṇayāt: out of affection
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Root: praṇaya (प्रातिपदिक)

• devam: the god
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• prajāpatim: Prajāpati
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana (sg.); apposition to devam
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)

• a-kalmaṣam: stainless/sinless
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana (sg.); negative prefix नञ्
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: a- (नञ्) + kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)

• avakāśam: space/place
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc.), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: avakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: indeed/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Nipāta; emphasis/contrast
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• naḥ: to us
• Type: Noun
• Form: Genitive/Dative enclitic ‘naḥ’; here Dative sense (Caturthī-artha/चतुर्थ्यर्थे), Bahuvacana (pl.)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dehi: give
• Type: Verb
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.), parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: dā (दा धातु)

• devadeva: O god of gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ‘god of gods’ used as vocative
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• prajāpate: O Prajāpati
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana (Voc.), Ekavacana (sg.)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• प्रणयाद्देवं = प्रणयात् + देवं
• प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् = प्रजापतिम् + अकल्मषम्

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

She asks

Her state of mind

Curious

What she asks

Where/what ‘space’ (avakāśa)—a proper place and opportunity—may be granted for our dwelling and flourishing?

The teaching

Path

Theology Of Grace

Subjects

CosmologyEthics

Core idea

Approaching the divine/creator with reverent affection (praṇaya) and purity-oriented address (akalmaṣa) is presented as the proper mode of petition.

In practice

When seeking life-direction or ‘space’ in the world, combine humility, clarity of request, and reverence toward dharmic authority.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Puranic Dialogue
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: collective beings petitioning a cosmic administrator (Prajāpati), reflecting early South Asian ideas of ordered creation and governance through dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a cosmological request for “avakāśa” (space/room).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds respectful petition and restraint: needs are articulated through courteous address to an authority figure, emphasizing orderly negotiation rather than coercion.