Varaha Purana 70.13: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 13

Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines

Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogue Narratives (Deva–Rudra Saṃvāda)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते तदोवाच रुद्रो मां सुरसन्निधौ ॥ ७०.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 70.13

Transliteration

evam ukte tadovāca rudro māṃ surasannidhau || 70.13 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

जब मैंने यह कहा, तोह रुद्र ने देवताओं के सामने मुझे जवाब दिया।

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• Type: Adjective
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; PPP; locative absolute ‘when this was said’
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √वच् (धातु)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• माम्: me
• Type: Noun
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुरसन्निधौ: in the presence of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् सन्निधौ)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: सुर + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• तदोवाच = तदा + उवाच (vowel sandhi)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Celestial assembly

Speaker

Narrator

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Epistemic framing

Subjects

DialogueMythic NarrativeDeva Assembly

Core idea

Teachings gain weight when delivered in a qualified assembly (satsaṅga) with competent witnesses.

In practice

Seek instruction in learned company; treat public, accountable teaching as a safeguard against error.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Sanskrit Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Intertext
• Manuscript Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a narrative hinge typical of Purāṇic composition, marking a shift to Rudra’s direct speech within a formal divine assembly setting.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; it only situates the speech event in a divine gathering (sura-sannidhi).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction appears here; the verse primarily establishes speaker, audience, and narrative context for the discourse that follows.