Varaha Purana 89.38: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 38

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva Narrative Episode (Kailāsa and Gaṇas)

Devanagari script

सैकस्मिन् दिवसे देवः सर्वभूतनमस्कृतः । गणैः परिवृतो गौर्या महानासीৎ पिनाकधृक् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 89.38

Transliteration

saikasmin divase devaḥ sarvabhūtanamaskṛtaḥ | gaṇaiḥ parivṛto gauryā mahān āsīt pinākadhṛk ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

วันหนึ่ง พระเทพผู้เป็นที่นอบน้อมของสรรพสัตว์ ทรงปรากฏด้วยมหาราศี รายล้อมด้วยหมู่คณะคณะ (คณะ) และพระคุรี; พระองค์ผู้ทรงพินากะ (คันศรศักดิ์สิทธิ์).

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Word by Word

• sa-ekasmin: on a certain
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Pronoun + numeral in locative; Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; ‘on a certain one (day)’
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/कालाधिकरण)
• Root: sa (स/तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ekasmin (एकस्मिन्)

• divase: day
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/कालाधिकरण)
• Root: divasa (दिवस प्रातिपदिक)

• devaḥ: the god (Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)

• sarva-bhūta-namaskṛtaḥ: revered by all beings
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘saluted by all beings’ (passive sense)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: sarva (सर्व) + bhūta (भूत) + namaskṛta (नमस्कृत)

• gaṇaiḥ: by the gaṇas/attendants
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: gaṇa (गण प्रातिपदिक)

• parivṛtaḥ: surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Form: Kridanta; past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with devaḥ
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Root: vṛt (वृत् धातु) + pari- (परि) + kta (क्त)

• gauryā: with Gaurī
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Root: gaurī (गौरी प्रातिपदिक)

• mahān: great
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: mahat (महत् प्रातिपदिक)

• āsīt: was
• Type: Verb
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: as (अस् धातु)

• pināka-dhṛk: bearer of the Pināka bow
• Type: Noun
• Form: Bahuvrīhi substantive with agentive kr̥danta; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘bearer of Pināka (bow)’
• Role: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Root: pināka (पिनाक प्रातिपदिक) + dhṛ (धृ धातु) + kvip (क्विप्)

Sandhi Notes

• sa+ekasmin → saikasmin
• mahān+āsīt → mahān āsīt

Speaker and setting

Vira and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Mythic sacred mountain/courtly setting

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology/devotional ethos

Subjects

Mythic narrativeHeritage Sites

Core idea

The Lord is honored by all beings; divine majesty includes both transcendence (Mahān) and relational presence (with Gaurī and gaṇas).

In practice

Practice humility and reverence toward the divine and its community (saṅgha/gaṇa); honor śakti (Gaurī) alongside īśvara in worship and ethics.

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva Iconography
• Sanskrit Epithets

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves iconographic and epithetic conventions (Pināka, gaṇas, Gaurī) that inform later temple art and literary portrayals.

Which geographic location is identified?

The broader setting remains Kailāsa from the immediately preceding verse context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction; the verse functions as narrative framing and cultural description.