Varaha Purana 21.64: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो विषमनेत्राय नमस्ते त्र्यम्बकाय च । नमः सहस्रनेत्राय नमस्ते शूलपाणये ॥ २१.६५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.64

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo viṣamanetrāya namaste tryambakāya ca | namaḥ sahasranetrāya namaste śūlapāṇaye || 21.65 ||

Translation

Les dieux dirent : «Hommage à Celui dont l’œil est inégal ; hommage à toi, Tryambaka (le Trois-Yeux). Hommage à Celui aux mille yeux ; hommage à toi, porteur du trident.»

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Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Verb; Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage of noun (नमः-प्रयोग), indeclinable interjection of salutation

• viṣamanetrāya: to the uneven-eyed one
• viṣamanetrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣama + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: viṣamaṃ netraṃ yasya (epithet)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (नमः-प्रयोग), salutation particle

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

• tryambakāya: to the three-eyed one
• tryambakāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu: tri-ambaka (three-eyed)

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

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (नमः-प्रयोग), salutation particle

• sahasranetrāya: to the thousand-eyed one
• sahasranetrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa/dvigu-like sense: sahasra-netra (thousand-eyed)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (नमः-प्रयोग), salutation particle

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

• śūlapāṇaye: to the trident-handed one
• śūlapāṇaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: śūlaḥ pāṇau yasya (holder of trident)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Śaiva Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a compact stuti-style formula typical of Purāṇic redaction, cataloguing divine epithets as a literary device for identification, reverence, and thematic transition within the narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily hymnological, focusing on epithets rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models a cultural practice of respectful address and restraint in speech—framing power through reverential language rather than coercion—without prescribing a specific social rule in this excerpt.