Varaha Purana 2.68: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 68

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

ततः पृष्टा मया देवी सा कुमारी कथं मम । वेदाः नष्टा ममाचक्ष्व भद्रे तन्नाशकारणम् ॥ २.६७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.68

Transliteration

tataḥ pṛṣṭā mayā devī sā kumārī kathaṃ mama | vedā naṣṭā mamācakṣva bhadre tannāśa-kāraṇam || 2.67 ||

Translation

แล้วข้าพเจ้าทูลถามพระเทวีว่า “ข้าแต่ผู้เจริญ ท่านผู้เป็นนางพรหมจารีเกี่ยวข้องกับข้าพเจ้าอย่างไร? เวทของข้าพเจ้าสูญหายไปแล้ว โปรดบอกเหตุแห่งความพินาศนั้นแก่ข้าพเจ้า”

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Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘then/thereafter’

• पृष्टा: asked
• पृष्टा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having been asked’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — ‘by me’

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘the goddess’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘she/that (one)’

• कुमारी: maiden
• कुमारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘maiden/virgin girl’ (apposition to सा)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्न/क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘how?’

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — ‘of me/my’

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘Vedas’

• नष्टाः: lost
• नष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) → नष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त, past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘lost/vanished’ (predicate of वेदाः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — ‘my/of me’

• आचक्ष्व: tell (me)
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘tell/declare’

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन — ‘O auspicious one’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘that’ (qualifying कारणम्)

• नाशकारणम्: cause of (their) loss
• नाशकारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नाशस्य कारणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘cause of destruction/loss’

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Inquirer; default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative strategy: framing doctrinal or cultural memory (e.g., the Vedas) through a dialogue that addresses perceived loss and its causes, which is relevant to the history of textual transmission and authority in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a dialogic transition into an explanation rather than a site-description passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds epistemic responsibility: it models inquiry into the causes of knowledge-loss and urges accountable explanation rather than passive acceptance.