Varaha Purana 33.23: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 23

The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati

Pūrva Bhāga · Stotra / Theological Epithets (Praise of the Supreme as Yajña; Dakṣa-yajña episode allusion)

Devanagari script

वेदान्तवेद्याय नमो यज्ञमूर्ते नमो नमः । दक्षयज्ञविनाशाय जगद्भयकराय च ॥ ३३.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 33.23

Transliteration

vedāntavedyāya namo yajñamūrte namo namaḥ | dakṣayajñavināśāya jagadbhayakarāya ca || 33.23 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वेदांत के द्वारा जाने जाने वाले भगवान को नमस्कार। जो यज्ञ के रूप में हैं, उनको बार-बार प्रणाम। दक्ष का यज्ञ जो तोड़ दिया था, उस भगवान को नमस्कार। और दुनिया में डर पैदा करने वाले को भी प्रणाम।

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Word by Word

• वेदान्तवेद्याय: to him who is knowable through Vedānta
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine); वेद्य = ज्ञेय (to be known)
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: वेदान्त + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• नमः: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः; नमः इति निपातवत् (indeclinable interjection of salutation)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्ञमूर्ते: O embodiment of sacrifice
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular masculine)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: यज्ञ + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• नमः: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः; नमः (salutatory particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नमः: salutation (again)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः; पुनरुक्ति-स्तुत्यर्थम् (repetition for emphasis)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दक्षयज्ञविनाशाय: to the destroyer of Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: दक्ष + यज्ञ + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• जगद्भयकराय: to the maker of fear for the world
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: जगत् + भय + कर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• ‘नमो’ इति पाठः = नमः (विसर्गलोपः पदान्ते)
• ‘जगद्भय-’ = जगत् + भय (त् + भ → द्भ)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Mythic ritual ground

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ritual hermeneutics + Vedānta integration

Subjects

CosmologyEthicsHeritage Sites

Core idea

The same Supreme is approached as Vedānta’s knowable Reality and as yajña’s living form; ritual without inner truth is vulnerable to collapse.

In practice

Perform rites with ‘rahasya’ (inner intent): humility, right understanding, and devotion; study Vedānta to internalize yajña as self-offering rather than mere external performance.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Hymnology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic style of stuti (praise) that links philosophical vocabulary (Vedānta) with mythic narrative memory (the Dakṣa-yajña episode), illustrating how later Sanskrit traditions integrated ritual theory, theology, and epic-Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal and narrative allusion rather than a sacred-geography marker.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A philosophical instruction of humility and reverent restraint: the verse frames ultimate reality as both intellectually knowable (through Vedānta) and morally/ritually authoritative (as yajña), while invoking cosmic awe as a check on human pride (alluded through the disruption of Dakṣa’s sacrifice).