Varaha Purana 97.33: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 33

The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow

Devanagari script

आगतो देवसहितो वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ भव रुद्र विशालाक्ष लोकमार्गव्यवस्थित

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.33

Transliteration

āgato devasahito vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha || brahmovāca || bhava rudra viśālākṣa lokamārgavyavasthita

Translation

Er kam in Begleitung der Götter und sprach diese Worte. Brahmā sagte: „O Bhava, o Rudra, Weitauge, fest gegründet auf dem Pfad der Welt …“

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Word by Word

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'आगत' = come; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• deva-sahitaḥ: accompanied by the gods
• deva-sahitaḥ: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: देवैः सहितः (accompanied by gods); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• vākyam: words; a statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; 'vākyam' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/इतिहाससूचक निपात (indeed/for emphasis)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; 'ब्राह्मोवाच' इति वाक्यसूचना

• bhava: be; become
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• viśālākṣa: O wide-eyed one
• viśālākṣa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः: विशालाः अक्षी यस्य (or विशाल-अक्षः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

• loka-mārga-vyavasthita: O one established in the world’s path/order
• loka-mārga-vyavasthita: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + mārga + vyavasthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: लोकमार्गे व्यवस्थितः (established in the path/order of the world); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tags

• Divine Dialogue
• Purāṇic Speech Markers (uvāca)
• Dharma and Social Order
• Śaiva Epithets

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a formal dialogue transition (brahmovāca), a common Purāṇic device used to authorize subsequent prescriptions and classifications of observances (vrata).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym is specified in this verse; it functions as a conversational pivot within the Kapālamocana narrative frame.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By invoking ‘lokamārga’ (the path/order of the world), the verse situates ascetic practice within a broader framework of social-ethical regulation.