Varaha Purana 91.28: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

तस्याश्च देवगन्धर्वा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः । उपासांचक्रिरे सर्वे येऽप्यन्ये दैत्यनायकाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.28

Transliteration

tasyāś ca devagandharvā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ | upāsāṃ cakrire sarve ye 'py anye daityanāyakāḥ ||

Translation

เหล่าเทวคันธรรพ์ ฤๅษี สิทธะ และจารณะทั้งปวง ตลอดจนผู้นำแห่งไทตยะอื่น ๆ ก็พร้อมใจกันมาเฝ้าและปรนนิบัติพระนาง

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Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); स्त्रीलिङ्ग-रूप (feminine form)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवगन्धर्वाः: divine Gandharvas
• देवगन्धर्वाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गन्धर्वाः)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सिद्धचारणाः: Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सिद्धाश्च चारणाश्च)

• उपासाम्: worship, attendance
• उपासाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण

• चक्रिरे: performed / did
• चक्रिरे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप (classical perfect middle-like ending here)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• दैत्यनायकाः: leaders of the Daityas
• दैत्यनायकाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानां नायकाः)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit; default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Mythology
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: multiple classes of semi-divine beings (Gandharvas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas) appear as a literary device to mark the exceptional status of a central figure and to frame a courtly or cosmic hierarchy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on social-cosmic actors rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it models the theme of recognition and respectful attendance to a superior power or virtue, expressed through the formal act of upāsā (service/attendance).