Varaha Purana 89.25: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

साऽन्तर्हिता ययौ देवी वरदा श्वेतपर्वतम् । तपस्तप्तुं महत्तीव्रं सर्वगत्वमभीप्सती ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 89.25

Transliteration

sā 'ntarhitā yayau devī varadā śvetaparvatam | tapastaptuṁ mahattīvraṁ sarvagatvam abhīpsatī ||

Translation

ครั้นเทวีผู้ประทานพรได้อันตรธานแล้ว ก็เสด็จไปยังศเวตปรวต เพื่อบำเพ็ญตบะอันยิ่งใหญ่และเข้มข้น ปรารถนาซर्वคัตวะ (ความไปได้ทุกแห่ง/การเคลื่อนไหวไร้ขอบเขต)

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Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• antarhitā: having become hidden
• antarhitā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘अन्तर्हिता’ = hidden/disappeared

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• varadā: boon-giving
• varadā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘वरं ददाति’ इति विशेषण (giver of boons)

• śveta-parvatam: the White Mountain
• śveta-parvatam: Karma (कर्म/Goal object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारय-समासः

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object of infinitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); ‘तपः’ (acc. sg. = tapaḥ)

• taptum: to practice (austerity)
• taptum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘तप्तुम्’ = to perform austerity

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण ‘तपः’

• tīvram: intense
• tīvram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण ‘तपः’

• sarva-gatvam: all-pervasiveness; ability to go everywhere
• sarva-gatvam: Karma (कर्म/Object of desire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + gatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (sg.); ‘सर्वत्र गमन-शक्ति/व्याप्ति’ इत्यर्थः

• abhīpsatī: desiring
• abhīpsatī: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√āp/√īps (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘इच्छन्ती’

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue-frame context: Varāha to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Sacred Geography
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Ascetic Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse illustrates a common Purāṇic pattern: spiritual power and cosmic function are achieved through tapas, reflecting the broader Sanskrit ascetic ideology shared across Purāṇas and epics.

Which geographic location is identified?

Śvetaparvata (“White Mountain”) is named; in Purāṇic literature such mountains often function as sacralized landscapes rather than uniquely fixed modern sites, and identification varies by tradition and commentary.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text valorizes disciplined effort (tapas) as a legitimizing path to capability and responsibility, rather than power obtained without preparation.