Varaha Purana 96.38: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 38

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

तया विमोहिता देवाः सर्वे निद्रां तु लेभिरे ॥ देवाश्च त्रिशिखेनाजौ तं दैत्यं समताडयत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.38

Transliteration

tayā vimohitā devāḥ sarve nidrāṃ tu lebhire || devāś ca triśikhenaājau taṃ daityaṃ samatāḍayat ||

Translation

เหล่าเทพทั้งปวงถูกมายานั้นลวงให้หลง จึงตกอยู่ในนิทรา แต่ในสนามรบ เหล่าเทพพร้อมด้วยตรีศิขะได้เข้าตีอสูรตนนั้น

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Word by Word

• tayā: by her/by that (māyā)
• tayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vimohitāḥ: bewildered
• vimohitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-mohita (कृदन्त, past participle)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); कृदन्त: vi-√muh (मुह् धातु) क्त

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with devāḥ

• nidrām: sleep
• nidrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• lebhire: obtained, fell into
• lebhire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• triśikhena: by Triśikha (three-crested one)
• triśikhena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + śikha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु: tri-śikha (three-crested) as a name/epithet

• ājau: in battle
• ājau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tam: him/that one
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• daityam: the demon
• daityam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samatāḍayat: struck, beat
• samatāḍayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tāḍ (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); with prefix sam-

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates a narrative technique common in Purāṇas: collective incapacitation (sleep/delusion) followed by a counter-action, emphasizing reversal and dramatic tension.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; “ājau” indicates a battlefield context in general terms.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implicitly values vigilance and coordinated response against confusion, using sleep/delusion as a metaphor for compromised judgment.