Varaha Purana 97.4: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

जन्मतश्च शिरो यद्धि पञ्चमं तज्जगाद ह ॥ मन्त्रंाथर्वणं रुद्रो येन सद्यः प्रमुच्यते ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 97.4

Transliteration

janmataś ca śiro yaddhi pañcamaṃ taj jagāda ha || mantram ātharvaṇaṃ rudro yena sadyaḥ pramucyate ||

Translation

Und was das Haupt betrifft: Wahrlich, als ein „Fünftes“ (Prinzip/Teil) hat er es so verkündet. Darauf lehrte Rudra ein atharvanisches Mantra, durch das man sogleich Befreiung erlangt.

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Word by Word

• janmataḥ: from birth / by birth
• janmataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial ablative (हेतौ/कारणे)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• śiraḥ: head
• śiraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (यत्-शब्द)

• hi: indeed / for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/causal nuance

• pañcamam: fifth
• pañcamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• jagāda: said / uttered
• jagāda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gad (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ha: indeed / (narrative particle)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), narrative/expletive

• mantram: a mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ātharvaṇam: Atharvan (pertaining to Atharvaveda)
• ātharvaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātharvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying mantra

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• pramucyate: is released / is freed
• pramucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√muc (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Mantra and Ritual
• Vedic Reception

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows Purāṇic incorporation of Vedic lineages (Atharva) into later devotional-ritual frameworks, indicating cross-textual authority building.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it values disciplined recourse to authorized mantra traditions as a means of purification or release.