Varaha Purana 96.35: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 35

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

तत्सर्वं दानवबलमनयद्यामसादनम् ॥ एक एवं महादैत्यो रुरुस्तस्थौ महामृधे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.35

Transliteration

tatsarvaṃ dānavabalamanayadyamasādanam || eka evaṃ mahādaityo rurustasthau mahāmṛdhe ||

Translation

सारे दानव सेना मर गई और यमराज के पास चली गई। लेकिन एक बड़ा दैत्य रुरु बच गया। वो बड़े युध में खड़ा रहा।

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Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tat

• dānava-balam: the strength/army of the Dānavas
• dānava-balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: dānavānām balam

• anayat: led, brought
• anayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• yama-sādanam: the abode of Yama (death)
• yama-sādanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक) + sādana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: yamasya sādanam

• ekaḥ: one, single
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/Adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण)

• mahā-daityaḥ: a great demon
• mahā-daityaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: mahān daityaḥ

• ruruḥ: Ruru
• ruruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• tasthau: stood, remained
• tasthau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-mṛdhe: in the great battle
• mahā-mṛdhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛdh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: mahā mṛdh = great battle

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which cosmic or martial conflict is framed through moralized imagery of death (Yama’s abode), illustrating how epic motifs were used to structure didactic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named here; “Yama’s abode” functions as mythic-eschatological imagery rather than a mapped location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it contrasts the fragility of power (an army destroyed) with the persistence of a single antagonist, setting up a narrative on consequences and endurance rather than issuing a direct injunction.