Varaha Purana 94.64: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

एतद्द्वितीयं यो जन्म वेद देव्याः धराधरे । स वीतशोको विरजाः पदं गच्छत्यनामयम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.64

Transliteration

etad dvitīyaṁ yo janma veda devyā dharādhare | sa vītaśoko virajāḥ padaṁ gacchaty anāmayam ||

Translation

ผู้ใดรู้แจ้งการอุบัติครั้งที่สองของพระเทวีบนภูเขาผู้ค้ำจุนแผ่นดิน ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากโศกและมลทิน และบรรลุสภาวะอันปราศจากโรคภัย

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• dvitīyam: second
• dvitīyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• janma: birth
• janma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• veda: knows
• veda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharādhare: O Earth-supporter (mountain/king)
• dharādhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharādhara = dharā + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: dharāyāḥ dharaḥ ‘supporter of the earth’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• vītaśokaḥ: free from sorrow
• vītaśokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vītaśoka = vīta + śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: ‘one whose sorrow is gone’

• virajāḥ: stainless
• virajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective ‘stainless, free from rajas’

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gacchati: goes/attains
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anāmayam: free from disease/suffering
• anāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anāmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with padam

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative instructor framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Śākta Motifs
• Sacred Mountains

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern where knowledge of a sacred narrative (devī-janma) is framed as culturally formative and ethically purifying, indicating how texts functioned as memory-archives for pilgrimage and doctrine.

Which geographic location is identified?

The term dharādhara indicates a mountain (lit. 'earth-bearer'); the specific mountain is not named in this isolated verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Valuing disciplined remembrance/learning of sacred accounts as a means toward inner clarity (freedom from grief and impurity).