Varaha Purana 89.19: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तदा देवैरकरोत् त्रिविधां तनुम् । सितां रक्तां तथा कृष्णां त्रिमूर्तित्वं जगाम ह ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.19

Transliteration

evamuktā tadā devair akarot trividhāṁ tanum | sitāṁ raktāṁ tathā kṛṣṇāṁ trimūrtitvaṁ jagāma ha ||

Translation

ครั้นเหล่าเทพตรัสดังนี้ นางจึงเนรมิตกายเป็นสามภาค—ขาว แดง และดำ—แล้วบรรลุสภาวะแห่งความเป็นตรีรูป (ตริมูรติ)

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktā: (she) having been addressed/said to
• uktā: Karta (कर्ता) (as subject-predicate complement: “having been addressed”)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kridanta; past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-instrument in passive sense
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• akarot: made
• akarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्, imperfect/past), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन)

• trividhām: threefold
• trividhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying tanum

• tanum: body/form
• tanum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• sitām: white
• sitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); adjective (color)

• raktām: red
• raktām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); adjective (color)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; connective adverb (समुच्चयार्थ/अन्वय)

• kṛṣṇām: black/dark
• kṛṣṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); adjective (color)

• trimūrtitvam: the state of being three-formed (trinity)
• trimūrtitvam: Karma (कर्म) (goal attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + mūrti + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); abstract noun in -tva; compound: tri-mūrti (तत्पुरुष) + -tva

• jagāma: went/attained
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन)

• ha: indeed/forsooth
• ha: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात), emphasis/itihāsa-marker

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha as instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Cosmological Symbolism
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a succinct textual witness for triadic symbolism (white/red/black) used to explain differentiated cosmic functions—useful for philological tagging and iconographic cross-references.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name appears; the content is cosmological.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

An implicit principle is adaptability: a single power can manifest in multiple forms to serve distinct functions.