Varaha Purana 16.8: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 8

The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty

Devanagari script

आगत्य तौ तदा दैत्यौ महत्सैन्येन पर्वतम् । हिमवन्तं समाश्रित्य संस्थितौ तु बभूवतुः ॥ १६.८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 16.8

Transliteration

āgatya tau tadā daityau mahatsainyena parvatam | himavantaṃ samāśritya saṃsthitau tu babhūvatuḥ || 16.8 ||

Translation

پھر وہ دونوں دَیت بڑے لشکر کے ساتھ آئے اور ہِمَوَنت پہاڑ (ہمالیہ) کی پناہ لے کر وہیں ٹھہر گئے۔

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Word by Word

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from ā-√gam; indeclinable verbal form expressing prior action

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• daityau: the two demons
• daityau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• mahat-sainyena: with a great army
• mahat-sainyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया 3), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘mahat’ qualifying ‘sainya’

• parvatam: the mountain
• parvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• himavantam: Himavān (the Himalaya)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• samāśritya: having taken refuge in / having resorted to
• samāśritya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√śri (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from sam-ā-√śri; indeclinable verbal form

• saṃsthitau: stood / stationed
• saṃsthitau: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Dual (द्विवचन); used predicatively

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• babhūvatuḥ: they became / came to be
• babhūvatuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Mythography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic narrative pattern in which antagonistic figures consolidate power by occupying a major geographic landmark; such passages are used by scholars to study how epic-Purāṇic literature maps political or symbolic conflict onto recognizable landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himavant refers to the Himalayan mountain system; in Sanskrit literary geography it functions both as a real northern boundary region and as a symbolic locus of remoteness, asceticism, and strategic refuge.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical injunction is stated in this verse; its philosophical function is contextual—linking moralized conflict to place, thereby setting up later reflections on order (dharma) and the stewardship or protection of the world (earth/landscape).