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

Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva-stuti (Hymnic Praise within the Narrative Frame)

Devanagari script

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

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.64

Transliteration

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

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

देवताओं ने कहा कि हम उसको प्रणाम करते हैं जिसकी आँख अलग है। त्र्यम्बक, तीन आँखों वाले, तुमको प्रणाम। सहस्र आँखों वाले को प्रणाम। और त्रिशूल पकड़ने वाले को भी प्रणाम।

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Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandhi Notes

• नमस्ते = नमः + ते (visarga sandhi)
• त्र्यम्बकाय = त्रि + अम्बकाय (vowel sandhi: i+a→ya)

Speaker and setting

Bhakti and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology of forms (nāma-rūpa)

Subjects

HymnologyDivine EpithetsPuranic Narrative

Core idea

Multiple epithets (viṣama-netra, tryambaka, sahasra-netra, śūlapāṇi) indicate the deity’s manifold powers—fierce, all-seeing, and protective.

In practice

Use nāma-japa/stuti to contemplate distinct divine attributes; let each epithet refine one’s understanding and surrender.

Cross references

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.