Varaha Purana 16.27: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 27

The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty

Pūrva Bhāga · Indra–Sūcī (Śunī) Episode / Deva-krodha Narrative

Devanagari script

तत इन्द्रः समुत्थाय पदा संताडयच्छुनीम् । क्रोधेन महताविष्टो देवेन्द्रः पाकशासनः ॥ १६.२७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 16.27

Transliteration

tata indraḥ samutthāya padā saṃtāḍayac chunīm | krodhena mahatāviṣṭo devendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ || 16.27 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

इंद्र उठा और उसने अपने पाँव से कुतिया को मारा। बहुत गुस्सा आ रहा था उसे। वो देवों का राजा था।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of sequence
• Role: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)

• indraḥ: Indra
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)

• samutthāya: having risen
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having risen up’
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक)
• Root: sam-ud-√sthā (धातु) → samutthāya (कृदन्त)

• padā: with (his) foot
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)

• saṃtāḍayat: struck/beat
• Type: Verb
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्/laṅ), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: sam-√tāḍ (धातु)

• śunīm: the bitch (Saramā)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: śunī (प्रातिपदिक)

• krodhena: with anger
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahatā: great
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with krodhena in sense (‘with great anger’)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)

• āviṣṭaḥ: possessed/overcome
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with devendraḥ/indraḥ
• Role: Karta (कर्ता) (descriptive predicate)
• Root: ā√viś (धातु) → āviṣṭa (कृदन्त)

• devendraḥ: Devendra (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: devānām indraḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to indraḥ)
• Root: deva-indra (प्रातिपदिक)

• pākaśāsanaḥ: Punisher of Pāka (epithet of Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: pākaṃ śāsayati iti / pākaśāsana (traditional epithet of Indra)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition/epithet)
• Root: pāka-śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• santāḍayac chunīm = saṃtāḍayat śunīm (final -t + ś → cch in sandhi)
• mahatāviṣṭaḥ = mahatā āviṣṭaḥ

Speaker and setting

Raudra and Karuna rasaSetting: Mythic scene of confrontation

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Moral psychology (krodha as doṣa)

Subjects

EthicsNarrative LiteratureKingship and Conduct

Core idea

Anger eclipses discernment (viveka) and turns authority into cruelty.

In practice

Practice kṣamā and pause before acting; leaders should adopt non-violent, evidence-based correction.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Moral Psychology (krodha)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: portraying even prominent divine figures as subject to emotions like anger, which supports ethical discourse on self-control and the consequences of impulsive action.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily an action-and-emotion description within an ongoing narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds krodha (anger) as a destabilizing force that precipitates harm; the implied philosophical instruction is the importance of restraint and measured conduct, especially for leaders.