Varaha Purana 95.22: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 22

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Devanagari script

सा माया ववृधे भीमा सर्वदेवप्रमोहिनी । तया तु मोहिता देवाः सद्यो निद्रां तु भेजिरे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.22

Transliteration

sā māyā vavṛdhe bhīmā sarvadevapramohinī | tayā tu mohitā devāḥ sadyo nidrāṃ tu bhejire ||

Translation

มายานั้นเจริญเติบโตเป็นอำนาจอันน่าสะพรึง กล่อมลวงเหล่าเทพทั้งปวง; ครั้นเทพทั้งหลายถูกมายานั้นทำให้หลงแล้ว ก็พลันตกอยู่ในนิทราทันที

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Word by Word

• sā: she/that (f.)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• māyā: illusion, magical power
• māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vavṛdhe: grew, increased
• vavṛdhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• bhīmā: terrible, dreadful
• bhīmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sarva-deva-pramohinī: deluder of all the gods
• sarva-deva-pramohinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + pramohinī (प्रातिपदिक; √muh-प्र + णिनि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarvadevāṇāṃ pramohinī)

• tayā: by her/with that
• tayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• mohitāḥ: deluded
• mohitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √muh, क्त-प्रत्यय past passive participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-कृदन्त, कर्मणि-भाव (PPPart)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• nidrām: sleep
• nidrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• bhejire: they resorted to / fell into
• bhejire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Narrative
• Philosophical Vocabulary
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences the narrative linkage between māyā (illusion) and nidrā (sleep) as a literary device for temporarily suspending divine agency—a common trope across Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implicitly emphasizes the vulnerability of even powerful agents to delusion, supporting later themes of vigilance and discernment.