Varaha Purana 94.22: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 22

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य देवीं सर्वेशीमुवाच च महातपाः । देवि देवैरहं प्रीतैः प्रेषितोऽस्मि तवान्तिकम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 94.22

Transliteration

praṇamya devīṃ sarveśīm uvāca ca mahātapāḥ | devi devair ahaṃ prītaiḥ preṣito ’smi tavāntikam

Translation

ครั้นนอบน้อมแด่พระเทวีผู้เป็นจอมแห่งสรรพสิ่งแล้ว มหาตบสีกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระเทวี เหล่าเทพผู้ยินดีได้ส่งข้าพเจ้ามายังสำนักของพระองค์”

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Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सर्वेशीम्: mistress of all
• सर्वेशीम्: विशेषण (Appositional epithet to ‘devīm’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशि/ईशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् ईशी), द्वितीया एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

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

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: करण (Karana/Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रीतैः: pleased
• प्रीतैः: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from प्री)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (to devaiḥ): ‘pleased’

• प्रेषितः: sent
• प्रेषितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषण (predicate with ‘asmi’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + इष् (धातु) + णिच्? (causative sense) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘sent/dispatched’

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तिकम्: to (your) presence / near you
• अन्तिकम्: गन्तव्य/कर्म (Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; गत्यर्थे (as goal)

Speaker

Nārada [implied by context]

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates the Purāṇic network of envoy-messaging between divine actors, a narrative mechanism for linking cosmological politics with ethical and ritual discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic place-name is present; 'tavāntikam' denotes proximity/presence rather than a location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds respectful approach (praṇāma) and transparent representation (stating one is 'sent'), aligning speech with accountability.