Varaha Purana 89.10: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 10

The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा स्वयं ब्रह्मा वीक्षां चक्रे पिनाकिनम् । नारायणं च मनसा सस्मार परमेश्वरम् । ततो नारायणो देवो द्वाभ्यां मध्ये व्यवस्थितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.10

Transliteration

evam uktvā svayaṁ brahmā vīkṣāṁ cakre pinākinam | nārāyaṇaṁ ca manasā sasmāra parameśvaram | tato nārāyaṇo devo dvābhyāṁ madhye vyavasthitaḥ ||

Translation

ఇట్లు పలికి స్వయంగా బ్రహ్మ పినాకధారి (శివుడు) వైపు దృష్టి పెట్టి, మనసులో పరమేశ్వరుడైన నారాయణుని స్మరించాడు. అప్పుడు దేవ నారాయణుడు ఆ ఇద్దరి మధ్య నిలిచాడు.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having said’

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्वयम्-शब्दः (reflexive adverb)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vīkṣām: a look/glance
• vīkṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakre: made/directed
• cakre: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• pinākinam: Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka)
• pinākinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन (instrument)

• sasmāra: remembered/recalled
• sasmāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: parama+īśvara (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमवाचक

• nārāyaṇaḥ: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to nārāyaṇaḥ

• dvābhyām: between the two
• dvābhyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचन-रूप (numeral), तृतीया (Instrumental) / सप्तमी (Locative), द्विवचन; here with ‘madhye’ = ‘between two’ (gen/loc sense)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• vyavasthitaḥ: stood/was positioned
• vyavasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+ava+sthā (धातु) > vyavasthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘standing/positioned’

Speaker

Narrator (default framework: Varāha-to-Pṛthivī context, not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Śaiva Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences a Purāṇic strategy of theological synthesis, narratively aligning Brahmā, Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa), and Śiva (Pinākin) in a single scene.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned; the verse describes a relational spatial arrangement (between two deities).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it emphasizes mental recollection (manasā smaraṇa) and coordinated leadership in resolving collective threats.