Varaha Purana 91.30: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 30

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा क्षणं स्थित्वा तमनुज्ञाप्य नारदः । यथागतं ययौ धीमानन्तर्धानेन तत्क्षणात् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.30

Transliteration

evam uktvā kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā tam anujñāpya nāradaḥ | yathāgataṃ yayau dhīmān antardhānena tatkṣaṇāt ||

Translation

ఇలా చెప్పి, క్షణం నిలిచి, అతని అనుమతి తీసుకొని, ధీమంతుడైన నారదుడు వచ్చినట్లే వెళ్లిపోయి, ఆ క్షణమే అంతర్ధానమయ్యాడు.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): having said

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (also used as masculine), द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालावधि-अर्थे (accusative of duration)

• स्थित्वा: having remained
• स्थित्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): having stood/remained

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having obtained permission (from him)
• अनुज्ञाप्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund in -य): having taken leave/asked permission; causative nuance possible in usage

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा-आगतम्: as he had come / in the same manner
• यथा-आगतम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial: 'as (he) came')

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies नारदः)

• अन्तर्धानेन: by disappearance / invisibility
• अन्तर्धानेन: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्धान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately, at that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: अपादान (Apadana/Source; temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्मिन् क्षणे) with ablative sense 'immediately'

Speaker

Narrator (reports Nārada’s action)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Mythology
• Sanskrit Grammar

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such departure formulas are characteristic of Purāṇic composition, marking scene changes and preserving oral-storytelling cadence through stock expressions (e.g., yathāgatam, antardhānena).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name occurs; the verse functions as a narrative hinge rather than a geographic notice.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds protocol and respectful leave-taking (anujñā), a social-ethical norm embedded within the narrative.