Varaha Purana 21.84: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 84

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Continuation (Deva–gati / Return to Abodes)

Devanagari script

रुद्रोऽपि प्रययौ भूतैः समं कैलासपर्वतम् । देवाś्चापि यथास्थानं स्वं स्वं जग्मुर्मुदान्विताः । ब्रह्माऽपि दक्षसहितः प्राजापत्यं पुरं ययौ ॥ २१.८५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.84

Transliteration

rudro 'pi prayayau bhūtaiḥ samaṃ kailāsaparvatam | devāś cāpi yathāsthānaṃ svaṃ svaṃ jagmur mudānvitāḥ | brahmā 'pi dakṣasahitaḥ prājāpatyaṃ puraṃ yayau || 21.85 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

English

Rudra too departed, together with the bhūtas, to Mount Kailāsa. The gods likewise, in due order, went each to his own proper abode, filled with joy. Brahmā also, accompanied by Dakṣa, went to the Prājāpatya city.

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Word by Word

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

• api: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), ‘also/even’
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)
• Root: api (अव्यय)

• prayayau: departed/went
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √i (इ) with prefix pra-
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: pra + i (धातु)

• bhūtaiḥ: with beings/spirits
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Sahakāraka / Saha (सह/साधन)
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)

• samam: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya usage (अव्ययवत्), adverb ‘together/equally’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)

• kailāsa-parvatam: Mount Kailāsa
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘mountain of Kailāsa’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)

• devāḥ: the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• api: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)
• Root: api (अव्यय)

• yathā-sthānam: to their respective places
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; ‘according to (one’s) place’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• svam: one’s own
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); used distributively with repetition
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)

• svam: each his own
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); repetition for distributive sense
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)

• jagmuḥ: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Plural (बहुवचन), parasmaipada; from √gam (गम्)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: gam (धातु)

• mudā-anvitāḥ: filled with joy
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘endowed with joy’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• api: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)
• Root: api (अव्यय)

• dakṣa-sahitaḥ: together with Dakṣa
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘accompanied by Dakṣa’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)

• prājāpatyam: of Prajāpati / prājāpatya
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘puram’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: prājāpatya (प्रातिपदिक)

• puram: city
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)

• yayau: went
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √yā (या)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: yā (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• rudro 'pi → rudraḥ + api
• devāś cāpi → devāḥ + ca + api
• mudānvitāḥ → mudā + anvitāḥ
• brahmā 'pi → brahmā + api
• dakṣasahitaḥ → dakṣa + sahitaḥ
• yathāsthānam → yathā + sthānam (अव्ययीभाव)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Cosmic order (niyati/ṛta)

Subjects

CosmologySacred GeographyMythic NarrativeDivine Administration (roles/abodes)

Core idea

Harmony is shown by each being returning ‘yathāsthānam’—to its proper station—after dharmic completion.

In practice

After completing major duties, return to disciplined routine; keep roles clear to preserve collective harmony.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative closure motif: after a major event, divine figures return to their designated realms, reflecting an ordered cosmic geography and administrative hierarchy in Sanskrit mythic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mount Kailāsa (कैलास) is named; in scholarship it is associated with the trans-Himalayan Kailash region (near present-day Tibet), functioning in Purāṇic texts as a paradigmatic sacred mountain and abode of Rudra.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical theme of cosmic order (yathāsthānam): beings return to appropriate stations, implying the value of role-appropriate conduct and harmony within an ordered world.