Varaha Purana 48.8: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 8

The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla

Devanagari script

कदाचिदागतौ तत्र पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ । नरनारायणौ देवौ सर्वदेवनमस्कृतौ ॥ ४८.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 48.8

Transliteration

kadācid āgatau tatra purāṇāvṛṣisattamau | nara-nārāyaṇau devau sarva-deva-namaskṛtau || 48.8 ||

Translation

ایک وقت وہاں قدیم ترین برگزیدہ رِشی—نر اور نارائن—دیویہ ہستیاں، جنہیں تمام دیوتا نمسکار کرتے ہیں، تشریف لائے۔

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Word by Word

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• कदाचित्: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आगतौ: arrived (the two)
• आगतौ: कर्ता (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-द्विवचन (Nominative Dual); ‘having come/arrived’ (as adjective to the pair)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पुराणौ: ancient
• पुराणौ: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-द्विवचन (Nominative Dual); ऋषिसत्तमौ इति विशेषण

• ऋषिसत्तमौ: the two best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमौ: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक: ऋषि + सत्तम)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-द्विवचन (Nominative Dual)

• नरनारायणौ: Nara and Nārāyaṇa
• नरनारायणौ: कर्ता (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-द्विवचन (Nominative Dual)

• देवौ: the two gods
• देवौ: कर्ता (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-द्विवचन (Nominative Dual); नरनारायणौ इति विशेष्य (in apposition)

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतौ: revered by all the gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतौ: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-देव-नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + देव + नमस्कृत)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-द्विवचन (Nominative Dual); देवौ/नरनारायणौ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: introducing authoritative sages to anchor or validate the ensuing discourse within the broader Sanskrit literary tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse only says “there” (tatra) without naming a site; identification depends on the immediately preceding and following verses in Adhyāya 48.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse emphasizes reverence for exemplary sages and establishes their cultural authority within the narrative.