Varaha Purana 21.8: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 8

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

पुनः सिसृक्षुर्भगवानसृजत् सप्त मानसान् । दक्षं च तेषामारभ्य प्रजाः सम्यग्व्यवर्धिताः ॥ २१.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.8

Transliteration

punaḥ sisṛkṣur bhagavān asṛjat sapta mānasān | dakṣaṃ ca teṣām ārabhya prajāḥ samyag vyavarddhitāḥ || 21.9 ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, sa pagnanais na lumikha muli, ang Mapalad na Panginoon ay lumikha ng pitong isinilang-sa-isip. Simula kay Dakṣa sa kanila, ang mga nilalang ay dumami nang wasto at ayon sa kaayusan.

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Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sequence (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• सिसृक्षुः: desiring to create
• सिसृक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; सन्-इच्छार्थक (desiderative) धातु-आधारित; उ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle-like desiderative agent noun); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असृजत्: created
• असृजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-शब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषण; (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• मानसान्: mind-born (sons/beings)
• मानसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Apadana/Starting point (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (absolutive used as indeclinable); उपक्रमार्थ (starting from)

• प्रजाः: creatures
• प्रजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• व्यवर्धिताः: were increased/proliferated
• व्यवर्धिताः: Kriya/Result state (क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√वृध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (प्रजाः इति स्त्रीलिङ्गानुसार)

Speaker

Varāha (default, within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological motif: secondary creation through mind-born progenitors, situating the Varāha Purāṇa within broader Sanskrit genealogical and sarga/pratisarga traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological and genealogical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse emphasizes orderly generation and continuity of life (samyak-vṛddhi), presenting creation as structured and regulated rather than chaotic.