Varaha Purana 91.22: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 22

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

प्रीतात्मा नारदस्तस्मै देव्याः रूपमनुत्तमम् । आचचक्षे यथान्यायं यद्दृष्टं देवतापुरे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.22

Transliteration

prītātmā nāradas tasmai devyāḥ rūpam anuttamam | ācacakṣe yathānyāyaṃ yad dṛṣṭaṃ devatāpure ||

Translation

ด้วยจิตยินดี นารทได้เล่าแก่เขาตามลำดับอย่างสมควร ถึงพระรูปอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้ของพระเทวี ซึ่งตนได้เห็นในนครแห่งเทพเจ้า

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Word by Word

• prīta-ātmā: glad at heart
• prīta-ātmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘प्रीतः आत्मा यस्य/प्रीत-आत्मा’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nom, Singular; adjective to nāradaḥ)

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Dative, Singular)

• devyāḥ: of the goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• rūpam: form, appearance
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म/object of telling)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective to rūpam)

• ācacakṣe: told, related
• ācacakṣe: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (आत्मनेपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, 3rd person singular, middle)

• yathā-nyāyam: properly, as is fitting
• yathā-nyāyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथान्यायम् = ‘according to rule/propriety’), क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• yat: which, that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object; correlates with rūpam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Relative pronoun; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• dṛṣṭam: seen
• dṛṣṭam: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate in relative clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• devatā-pure: in the city of the goddess
• devatā-pure: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘देवतायाः पुरे/देवतापुरे’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (implicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Heritage (mythic city motif)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights the Purāṇic mechanism of authoritative reporting: a sage witnesses and then transmits a vision, functioning like an internal archival chain within the narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

“Devatāpura” (city of the gods) is named as a mythic locale rather than a securely identifiable historical site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Careful, orderly communication (yathānyāyam) is implicitly valued as a disciplined mode of conveying knowledge.