Varaha Purana 21.79: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 79
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava Syncretic Praise and Naming (Narrative Passage)
ध्रुवं पाशुपतिर्देव त्वं लोके ख्यातिमेष्यति । अयं च देवस्त्वन्नाम्ना लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति । आराध्यश्च समस्तानां देवादीनां गमिष्यसि ॥ २१.८० ॥
dhruvaṁ pāśupatir deva tvaṁ loke khyātim eṣyati | ayaṁ ca devas tvannāmnā loke khyātiṁ gamiṣyati | ārādhyas ca samastānāṁ devādīnāṁ gamiṣyasi || 21.80 ||
dhruvaM pAshupatirdeva tvaM loke khyAtimesyati | ayaM cha devastvannAmnA loke khyAtiM gamiShyati | ArAdhyashcha samastAnAM devAdInAM gamiShyasi || 21.80 ||
हे देव, तुम पशुपति नाम से दुनिया में फेमस हो जाओगे। यह देव भी तुम्हारे नाम से फेमस होगा। तुम सब देव लोगों से भी बड़े बन जाओगे, सब तुम्हे मानेंगे।
Sandhi Notes
- पाशुपतिर्देव = पाशुपतिः + देव (विसर्ग-लोप/रेफ)
- ख्यातिमेष्यति = ख्यातिम् + एष्यति
- देवस्त्वन्नाम्ना = देवः + त्वत्-नाम्ना (विसर्ग-सन्धि)
- देवादीनाम् = देव + आदीनाम्
Varāha
Attentive, reassured by orderly outcomes
What recognition and worship-status will accrue to Rudra as ‘Paśupati’, and how does naming confer cultic honor?
Renown (khyāti) and worship-worthiness (ārādhyatva) are established through cosmic sanction; divine functions can be affirmed across sectarian boundaries.
Honor legitimate forms of the divine without rivalry; recognize that epithets can point to shared transcendence.
Preceding mention of ‘Paśupati’ and Pāśupata dīkṣā; following directive about Gaurī’s marriage
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy of legitimizing divine epithets and cultic prestige through prophecy-like statements of future renown, illustrating interlinked Śaiva and broader Purāṇic devotional vocabularies.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on fame (khyāti) and honor (ārādhya) rather than sacred topography.
The verse emphasizes the cultural-ethical notion of honoring what is regarded as worthy of reverence (ārādhya), framing respect and recognition as central social-religious values without prescribing coercive obligation.
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