Varaha Purana 21.40: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

तत्र वेतालभूतानि कूष्माण्डा ग्रहपूतनाः । युयुधुर्लोकपालैश्च नानाशस्त्रधराणि च ॥ २१.४१ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.40

Transliteration

tatra vetālabhūtāni kūṣmāṇḍā grahapūtanāḥ | yuyudhur lokapālaiś ca nānāśastradharāṇi ca || 21.41 ||

Translation

Allí, espíritus semejantes a Vetāla, los Kūṣmāṇḍas y las Graha-Pūtanās combatieron; y también lucharon contra los Lokapālas, portando diversas clases de armas.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (अधिकरण/Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• वेताल-भूतानि: vetāla-spirits (ghosts)
• वेताल-भूतानि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेताल (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (वेतालानि एव भूतानि)

• कूष्माण्डाः: kūṣmāṇḍas (goblin-like beings)
• कूष्माण्डाः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ग्रह-पूतनाः: grahas and pūtanās (seizing spirits and witches)
• ग्रह-पूतनाः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + पूतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (ग्रहाश्च पूतनाश्च)

• युयुधुः: fought
• युयुधुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोकपालैः: with the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालैः: सहकारक (सह/सहयोग/Instrumental of association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक: लोक + पाल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

• नाना-शस्त्र-धराणि: bearing various weapons
• नाना-शस्त्र-धराणि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शस्त्रं धरन्ति) + नाना-पूर्वपद (various)

• च: also/and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative idiom in which classes of supernatural beings are catalogued and set in conflict with cosmic guardians (Lokapālas), reflecting mythic cosmology rather than empirical history.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it describes a battle scene using cosmological actors (Lokapālas) rather than a locatable pilgrimage or regional setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical function is descriptive, portraying the maintenance of cosmic order through conflict between disruptive forces and guardian powers.