Shloka 10

बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya

Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī

Devanagari script

अभिषिच्य ततो देवा वरुणं यादसां पतिम्‌

Transliteration

abhiṣicya tato devā varuṇaṃ yādasāṃ patim

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors les dieux accomplirent la consécration et établirent Varuṇa—seigneur des êtres aquatiques—comme souverain des eaux. L’acte souligne un principe dharmique de l’ordre cosmique : l’autorité est confirmée par le rite et attribuée selon la fonction, afin que les domaines du monde demeurent gouvernés et en équilibre.

Word by Word

• अभिषिच्य: having anointed / having consecrated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√सिच्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यादसाम्: of the aquatic creatures
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the Devas
• Varuṇa
• yādas (aquatic beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that rightful authority is established through consecration and proper assignment of roles, reflecting dharma as ordered governance of distinct domains (here, the waters).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the gods consecrate Varuṇa and appoint him as the lord of aquatic beings, indicating a formal divine installation over the watery realm.