Varaha Purana 21.72: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

भव शर्व महादेव पिनाकिन् रुद्र ते हर । नताः स्म सर्वे विश्वेश त्राहि नः परमेश्वर ॥ २१.७३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.72

Transliteration

bhava śarva mahādeva pinākin rudra te hara | natāḥ sma sarve viśveśa trāhi naḥ parameśvara || 21.73 ||

Translation

Bhagwan, tumhe Bhava, Sharva, Mahadev, Pinakin, Rudra aur Hara kehte hain. Hum sab tumhare saamne jhukte hain. Tum is duniya ke malik ho. Hamein bachao, tum to sabse bade ho.

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Word by Word

• भव: O Bhava
• भव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (शिवनाम)

• शर्व: O Śarva
• शर्व: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (शिवनाम)

• महादेव: O great god
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मधारयः—महान् देवः

• पिनाकिन्: O bearer of the Pināka bow
• पिनाकिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; “पिनाकधारी”

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; “your” (here: your [we are])

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (शिवनाम)

• नताः: bowed down
• नताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (कृदन्त, √नम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त—“bowed”

• स्म: indeed / (particle)
• स्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मृत्यर्थ/भूतार्थ-निपात (particle, often with past sense/emphasis)

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विश्व-ईश: O lord of the universe
• विश्व-ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुषः—विश्वस्य ईशः

• त्राहि: protect
• त्राहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नः: us
• नः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनबहुवचनयोः (Genitive/Dative enclitic), “us”

• परम-ईश्वर: O supreme lord
• परम-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मधारयः—परमः ईश्वरः

Speaker

Unspecified (defaulting to the Varāha Purāṇa dialogue framework: Pṛthivī or attendants addressing a deity in praise)

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic literary feature: a compact stuti (praise formula) using multiple epithets to identify a deity across regional and sectarian naming traditions, reflecting the interwoven theological vocabulary of early medieval Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a devotional address (stuti) rather than a site-description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models humility and supplication—an ethical posture of acknowledging human vulnerability and seeking protection through reverential speech rather than asserting dominance or entitlement.