Varaha Purana 218.19: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 19

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शक्तिमाहात्म्यकथनं महिषासुरघातनम् ॥ रुद्रमाहात्म्यकथनं पर्वाध्यायस्ततः परम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.19

Transliteration

śaktimāhātmyakathanaṃ mahiṣāsuraghātanam || rudramāhātmyakathanaṃ parvādhyāyastataḥ param

Translation

इस ग्रंथ में शक्ति की बड़ाई का पूरा किस्सा है। महिषासुर का वध भी यही लिखा है। रुद्र की भी बड़ाई बताई गई है। फिर पहाड़ के बारे में अध्याय आता है।

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• शक्ति-माहात्म्य-कथनम्: narration of the glory of Śakti
• शक्ति-माहात्म्य-कथनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्तेः माहात्म्यस्य कथनम्)

• महिषासुर-घातनम्: slaying of Mahiṣāsura
• महिषासुर-घातनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषासुर (प्रातिपदिक) + घातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महिषासुरस्य घातनम्)

• रुद्र-माहात्म्य-कथनम्: narration of the glory of Rudra
• रुद्र-माहात्म्य-कथनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य माहात्म्यस्य कथनम्)

• पर्व-अध्यायः: the chapter on the festival/occasion
• पर्व-अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पर्वणः अध्यायः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = 'thereafter/from that'

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Varāha (default, synopsis style)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Mythology
• Śākta Traditions
• Śaiva Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It catalogues inter-sectarian narrative materials (Śākta and Śaiva themes) within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa, illustrating textual plurality.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific mountain or site is named here; “parvādhyāya” indicates an upcoming thematic focus on mountains as sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The narrative indexing implies moral order through the defeat of disruptive forces and the cultural valuation of sacred landscapes.