Varaha Purana 215.27: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 27

Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest

Devanagari script

शृङ्गाग्रं प्रथमं धृत्वा गृहीत्वा वज्रपाणिना ॥ मध्यं मया तस्य तदा गृहीतं प्रणतात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.27

Transliteration

śṛṅgāgraṁ prathamaṁ dhṛtvā gṛhītvā vajrapāṇinā || madhyaṁ mayā tasya tadā gṛhītaṁ praṇatātmanā ||

Translation

पहले इंद्र ने उसके सींग का टोपड़ा पकड़ा। फिर मैंने झुक के उसके सींग का बीच का हिस्सा पकड़ा।

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Word by Word

• शृङ्ग-अग्रम्: the tip of the horn
• शृङ्ग-अग्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'tip of the horn'

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; adverbial accusative: 'first'

• धृत्वा: having held
• धृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; having held

• गृहीत्वा: having grasped
• गृहीत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; having seized

• वज्र-पाणिना: by Vajra-handed (Indra)
• वज्र-पाणिना: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent in instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose hand holds a vajra' (epithet of Indra); Instrumental singular

• मध्यम्: the middle (part)
• मध्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent in instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular 'by me'

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• गृहीतम्: was seized/held
• गृहीतम्: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'seized/held' (predicate participle)

• प्रणत-आत्मना: with a bowed/humble self
• प्रणत-आत्मना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'with bowed self' i.e., humbly; Instrumental singular qualifying 'मया'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; 1st-person 'mayā' suggests a narrator voice within Varāha’s instruction)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Indra Motifs
• Vaiṣṇava Narrative Context

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a shared-action motif (multiple divine figures grasping one object) that often functions as a narrative device to introduce division, loss, or moral commentary.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The contrast between force (vajrapāṇi) and humility (praṇatātman) signals that inner disposition is ethically salient, even amid dramatic action.