Varaha Purana 88.2: Adhyaya 88, Shloka 2

Account of the Extents of Śālmaladvīpa, Gomedadvīpa, and Puṣkaradvīpa

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Transition (Devāḥ–Ṛṣayaḥ Departure)

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा गतो रुद्रः क्षणाददृश्यमूर्तिमान् । ते च सर्वे गता देवा ऋषयश्च यथागतम् ॥ ८८.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 88.2

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca | evam uktvā gato rudraḥ kṣaṇād adṛśyamūrtimān | te ca sarve gatā devā ṛṣayaś ca yathāgatam || 88.3 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

శ్రీవరాహుడు పలికెను—ఇట్లు చెప్పి రుద్రుడు క్షణములో అదృశ్యరూపుడై వెళ్లిపోయెను. ఆ దేవతలందరూ మరియు ఋషులందరూ కూడా వచ్చినట్లే తిరిగి వెళ్లిరి.

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Word by Word

• श्री-वराहः: Śrī-Varāha
• Type: Noun
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘श्रीमान् वराहः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having said)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)

• गतः: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/past participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्षणात्: in a moment / instantly
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; काल-अपादान (from a moment)
• Role: Apādāna (अपादान/Source-Time)
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)

• अदृश्य-मूर्तिमान्: having an invisible form
• Type: Adjective
• Form: समासः: कर्मधारय (‘अदृश्या मूर्तिः यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (रुद्रस्य)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: अदृश्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: they
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• गताः: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/past participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)

• देवाः: gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋषयः: sages
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• यथा-आगतम्: as they had come / in the same manner as before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial): ‘यथा आगतम्’ = as (they) came; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + आगत (आ + गम् धातु + क्त)

Sandhi Notes

• अदृश्यमूर्तिमान् → अदृश्य-मूर्तिमान्
• यथागतम् → यथा-आगतम् (अव्ययीभाव)
• ऋषयश्च → ऋषयः च।

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Narrative theology (deva-sāmānya and līlā)

Subjects

Narrative framingCosmologyInter-deity encounterTextual transition

Core idea

Divine beings appear and withdraw at will (adṛśya-mūrti), underscoring māyā-like sovereignty and the episodic nature of revelation.

In practice

Accept transitions in teaching and life without agitation; recognize that instruction comes in phases and that silence/absence can also be part of learning.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Intertext

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a conventional Purāṇic narrative transition: a divine/sage assembly disperses after a discourse, marking closure of one episode and preparing the text for the next unit of instruction or narration.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the departure of Rudra, the gods, and the seers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical content is indirect, emphasizing the transient, episodic nature of divine appearances and the orderly conclusion of discourse.