Varaha Purana 21.84: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 84

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

रुद्रोऽपि प्रययौ भूतैः समं कैलासपर्वतम् । देवाś्चापि यथास्थानं स्वं स्वं जग्मुर्मुदान्विताः । ब्रह्माऽपि दक्षसहितः प्राजापत्यं पुरं ययौ ॥ २१.८५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.84

Transliteration

rudro 'pi prayayau bhūtaiḥ samaṃ kailāsaparvatam | devāś cāpi yathāsthānaṃ svaṃ svaṃ jagmur mudānvitāḥ | brahmā 'pi dakṣasahitaḥ prājāpatyaṃ puraṃ yayau || 21.85 ||

Translation

Rudra pun berangkat bersama para bhūta menuju Gunung Kailāsa. Para dewa juga, dengan sukacita, pergi masing-masing ke kediamannya sesuai tempatnya. Brahmā pun, bersama Dakṣa, menuju kota Prājāpatya.

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Word by Word

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

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), ‘also/even’

• prayayau: departed/went
• prayayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + i (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √i (इ) with prefix pra-

• bhūtaiḥ: with beings/spirits
• bhūtaiḥ: Sahakāraka / Saha (सह/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• samam: together (with)
• samam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage (अव्ययवत्), adverb ‘together/equally’

• kailāsa-parvatam: Mount Kailāsa
• kailāsa-parvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘mountain of Kailāsa’

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• yathā-sthānam: to their respective places
• yathā-sthānam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; ‘according to (one’s) place’

• svam: one’s own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); used distributively with repetition

• svam: each his own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); repetition for distributive sense

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Plural (बहुवचन), parasmaipada; from √gam (गम्)

• mudā-anvitāḥ: filled with joy
• mudā-anvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘endowed with joy’

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• dakṣa-sahitaḥ: together with Dakṣa
• dakṣa-sahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘accompanied by Dakṣa’

• prājāpatyam: of Prajāpati / prājāpatya
• prājāpatyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prājāpatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘puram’

• puram: city
• puram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √yā (या)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative closure motif: after a major event, divine figures return to their designated realms, reflecting an ordered cosmic geography and administrative hierarchy in Sanskrit mythic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mount Kailāsa (कैलास) is named; in scholarship it is associated with the trans-Himalayan Kailash region (near present-day Tibet), functioning in Purāṇic texts as a paradigmatic sacred mountain and abode of Rudra.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical theme of cosmic order (yathāsthānam): beings return to appropriate stations, implying the value of role-appropriate conduct and harmony within an ordered world.