Varaha Purana 89.31: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मा ययौ तत्र यत्र सा कमलेक्षणा । तपश्चरति तां दृष्ट्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.31

Transliteration

tato brahmā yayau tatra yatra sā kamalekṣaṇā | tapaścarati tāṁ dṛṣṭvā vākyam etad uvāca ha ||

Translation

แล้วพระพรหมเสด็จไปยังสถานที่ที่นางกุมารีผู้มีดวงตาดุจดอกบัวกำลังกระทำตบะ ครั้นทอดพระเนตรเห็นนางแล้ว จึงตรัสถ้อยคำนี้

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय: 'then/thereupon'

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): 'there'

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb): 'where'

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (of चरति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कमलेक्षणा: lotus-eyed
• कमलेक्षणा: विशेषण (of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कमले इक्षणे यस्याः सा)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: कर्म (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (in compound)

• चरति: practises / performs
• चरति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (object of दृष्ट्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having seen'

• वाक्यम्: speech / words
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (object of उवाच)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of वाक्यम्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed
• ह: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

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

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Place Encounter
• Dialogue Framing

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks the shift from third-person narration to dialogic exchange, a common compositional strategy in Purāṇic chapters that organize teaching through encounters.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to ‘that place’ (tatra… yatra) without naming it; the surrounding context connects it with Śvetaparvata.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implicitly frames respectful engagement: even a cosmic creator approaches and addresses an ascetic practitioner rather than overriding her agency.