Varaha Purana 21.4: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

रुद्रायामितदेहाय स्वयं ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः । स तां लब्ध्वा वरारोहां मुदा परमया युतः ॥ २१.५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.4

Transliteration

rudrāyāmitadehāya svayaṃ brahmā prajāpatiḥ | sa tāṃ labdhvā varārohāṃ mudā paramayā yutaḥ || 21.5 ||

Translation

Prajāpati Brahmā selbst gab sie Rudra, dessen Gestalt unermesslich ist. Als er jene edle, wohlgestaltete Frau erlangt hatte, war er von höchster Freude erfüllt.

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Word by Word

• rudrāya: to Rudra
• rudrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• amita-dehāya: to the one of immeasurable body
• amita-dehāya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारय): 'amitaḥ dehaḥ yasya' (unmeasured body) used as descriptive; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); epithet agreeing with 'rudrāya'

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), Emphatic adverb

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prajāpatiḥ: Prajāpati
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष): 'prajānāṃ patiḥ'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to 'brahmā'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having obtained' (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• varārohām: the fair-hipped / of lovely form
• varārohām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारय): 'varā ārohā yasyāḥ sā' (she whose ascent/hips are excellent; epithet); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'tām'

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Means—manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial instrumental (भावे तृतीया)

• paramayā: supreme, great
• paramayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'mudā'

• yutaḥ: endowed, accompanied
• yutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yutá (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP) from √yuj 'to join'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); 'endowed/connected with'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Studies
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative mode in which cosmic lineages and divine relationships are framed through concise matrimonial or bestowal episodes, supporting broader genealogical and cosmological schemata.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; it is focused on divine figures and narrative action rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; its primary function is narrative—recording a bestowal and the resulting emotional state—within a genealogical/cosmological account.