Varaha Purana 96.44: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

ततो दध्यो महादेवं रुद्रं पशुपतिं विभुम् । सॊऽपि ध्यानात्समुत्तस्थौ परमात्मा त्रिलोचनः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.44

Transliteration

tato dadhyo mahādevaṃ rudraṃ paśupatiṃ vibhum | so'pi dhyānātsamuttasthau paramātmā trilocanaḥ ||

Translation

दध्य ने महादेव का ध्यान किया। वो रुद्र है, सबका मालिक। फिर वो ध्यान से उठा, तीन आँखों वाला परमात्मा।

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Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमार्थ (from there/then)

• दध्यः: curd (or Dadhya—uncertain)
• दध्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठे ‘दध्यो’—सम्भाव्यं ‘दध्यः’/‘दधि’ (curd) or proper name; uncertain

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of implied verb like ‘स्मरति/आह्वयत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great + god)

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: कर्म (Apposition to Mahādeva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पशुपतिम्: Paśupati
• पशुपतिम्: कर्म (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of beings/animals)

• विभुम्: the all-pervading/mighty one
• विभुम्: विशेषण (Adjective to Rudra)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• ध्यानात्: from meditation
• ध्यानात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source: from meditation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• समुत्तस्थौ: rose up
• समुत्तस्थौ: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः स्था (to stand/rise) उपसर्गाः सम्-, उत्-; अर्थः ‘rose up’

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: कर्ता (Apposition to ‘सः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (supreme + self)

• त्रिलोचनः: the three-eyed one
• त्रिलोचनः: कर्ता (Apposition to ‘सः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (three + eyes)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Śaiva Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the interwoven Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava narrative ecology typical of Purāṇas, where epithets and meditative power serve as literary mechanisms for divine intervention.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds meditation (dhyāna) as an efficacious discipline, presenting contemplative focus as a means to access transformative power.