Varaha Purana 2.45: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 45

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

योऽसौ प्रजापतिस्त्वाद्यो दक्षिणाङ्गुष्ठसम्भवः । तस्यादौ तत्र वंशेन जगदेतच्चराचरम् ॥ २.४४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.45

Transliteration

yo'sau prajāpatis tv ādyo dakṣiṇāṅguṣṭha-sambhavaḥ | tasyādau tatra vaṁśena jagad etac carācaram || 2.44 ||

Translation

যে আদ্য প্রজাপতি দক্ষিণ অঙ্গুষ্ঠ হইতে উৎপন্ন—আদিতে তাঁহা হইতেই এবং তাঁহার বংশপরম্পরায় এই সমগ্র চরাচর জগৎ প্রকাশিত হইল।

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक (relative pronoun)

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (demonstrative)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of creatures)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• आद्यः: the first / primordial
• आद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दक्षिणाङ्गुष्ठसम्भवः: born from the right thumb
• दक्षिणाङ्गुष्ठसम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण + अङ्गुष्ठ + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (arisen from the right thumb)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• आदौ: in the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative: at the beginning)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वंशेन: by lineage / through the line
• वंशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र विशेष्य (subject/object depending on ellipsis)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (this)

• चराचरम्: moving and unmoving
• चराचरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (moving and non-moving)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Textual Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of explaining cosmic origins through genealogical descent (vaṁśa), situating the world’s emergence within a lineage-based cosmogony associated with Prajāpati figures.

Which geographic location is identified?

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

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys an ontological claim about the interconnected origin of all beings (cara and acara) through a shared source, which can be read as supporting a philosophical basis for regard toward the whole living and non-living world.