Varaha Purana 83.1: Adhyaya 83, Shloka 1

Description of the Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla Regions: Niṣadha’s Western Janapadas and River Systems

Devanagari script

रुद्र उवाच।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 83.1

Transliteration

rudra uvāca

Translation

रुद्र ने कहा।

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Word by Word

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said / spoke
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Rudra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Speaker-formulas like “uvāca” are key oral-textual markers in Purāṇic composition, helping index shifts in authority and narration.

Which geographic location is identified?

None in this verse; it is a speaker cue introducing the subsequent geographic description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

None; it functions structurally to attribute the following discourse to Rudra.