Varaha Purana 151.13: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 13

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Uttara Bhāga · Conflict Resolution (scale of force; aftermath of satisfaction)

Devanagari script

शतकोटिसहस्राणि शीघ्रमेव निपातितम् ॥ ततश्च देवताः सर्वास्तुष्यमाणा इतस्ततः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.13

Transliteration

śata-koṭi-sahasrāṇi śīghram eva nipātitam | tataś ca devatāḥ sarvāstuṣyamāṇā itas tataḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

บรรดา “แสนโกฏิแห่งพัน” ถูกโค่นลงอย่างรวดเร็ว; แล้วเหล่าเทพทั้งปวงก็พึงพอใจ เคลื่อนไปมา ณ ที่นั้นที่นี้

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Word by Word

• śata-koṭi-sahasrāṇi: hundreds of crores of thousands (in number)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु-समास: numerical aggregate 'hundreds of crores of thousands'
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)

• śīghram: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्), 'quickly' (often treated as avyaya in usage)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)

• eva: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle
• Role: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• nipātitam: was struck down / made to fall
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal/passive sense: 'was felled/caused to fall'
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ni-√pat (धातु) + kta (क्त)

• tataḥ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb: 'then/thereupon'
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• devatāḥ: deities
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)

• sarvāḥ: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying devatāḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• tuṣyamānāḥ: being pleased/rejoicing
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present middle participle (वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदी शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त), Feminine? (agreement with devatāḥ: actually should be feminine nominative plural tuṣyamānāḥ used for common gender; in practice treated as nominative plural agreeing with devatāḥ), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)

• itaḥ: from here / on this side
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb: 'from here/this side'
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: itas (अव्यय)

• tataḥ: from there / on that side
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb: 'from there/that side'
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• śata-koṭi-sahasrāṇi is a dvigu compound
• tataś ca → tataḥ ca
• sarvāstuṣyamāṇā → sarvāḥ tuṣyamānāḥ
• itas tataḥ is a paired adverbial expression

Speaker and setting

Vira and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Mythic battlefield

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Relieved (implied by resolution of threat)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Moral cosmology

Subjects

Mythic narrativeCosmologyEthics (violence and resolution)

Core idea

Adharma may appear vast, yet it is unstable before dharma aligned with the Divine.

In practice

Do not be intimidated by the ‘numbers’ of obstacles; align action with dharma and proceed steadily.

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Battle fury

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Classical Literature
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic hyperbolic numeracy and formulaic closure (deities becoming satisfied), both valuable for literary and text-critical study.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic marker appears in this verse; it continues the conflict narrative tied to the previously described region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The narrative frames conflict as culminating in restored order and collective relief, emphasizing resolution as the telos rather than violence itself.