Varaha Purana 22.40: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 40

Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः शैलराजः स्ववेश्मागम्य सत्वरम् । देवानृषीन् सिद्धसङ्घान् चामन्त्रयत सत्वरम् ॥ २२.४० ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 22.40

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ śailarājaḥ svaveśmāgamya satvaram | devān ṛṣīn siddhasaṅghān cāmantrayata satvaram || 22.40 ||

Translation

ครั้นได้รับพระดำรัสดังนั้น ราชาแห่งขุนเขารีบกลับสู่คฤหาสน์ของตน แล้วโดยพลันได้เชิญเหล่าเทพ ฤๅษี และหมู่คณะสิทธะทั้งหลาย

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; “thus”

• उक्तः: (having been) spoken to
• उक्तः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—“having been told/so addressed”

• शैलराजः: the king of mountains
• शैलराजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शैलानां राजा

• स्ववेश्म: to his own house
• स्ववेश्म: Gati-karma / Deśa (गतिकर्म/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: स्वं वेश्म (one’s own house)

• आगम्य: having come (back)
• आगम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) “having come/returned”

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) “quickly/in haste”

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन

• ऋषीन्: the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन

• सिद्धसङ्घान्: groups of Siddhas
• सिद्धसङ्घान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: सिद्धानां सङ्घाः / सिद्धानां समूहाः (assemblies of Siddhas)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction) “and”

• आमन्त्रयत: invited / summoned
• आमन्त्रयत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) पुनरुक्ति—“quickly”

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in this verse-fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Mythic Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: an authoritative figure convenes devas, ṛṣis, and siddhas, indicating a formal deliberative setting that frames subsequent events in the text’s mytho-literary tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym is provided in this verse; the term śailarāja (“lord of the mountain”) implies a mountain-setting, but the specific mountain cannot be identified from this fragment alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; it emphasizes prompt, orderly action and consultation/assembly as a procedural norm within the narrative.