Varaha Purana 33.2: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 2

The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati

Devanagari script

जातः प्रजानां पतिरुग्रतेजा ज्ञानं परं तत्त्वभावं विदित्वा । सृष्टिं सिसृक्षुः क्षुभितोऽतिकोपाद् वृद्धिकाले जगतः प्रकामम् ॥ ३३.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 33.2

Transliteration

jātaḥ prajānāṁ patir ugratejā jñānaṁ paraṁ tattvabhāvaṁ viditvā | sṛṣṭiṁ sisṛkṣuḥ kṣubhito 'tikopād vṛddhikāle jagataḥ prakāmam || 33.2 ||

Translation

ಅವನು ಪ್ರಜಗಳ ಅಧಿಪತಿಯಾಗಿ, ಉಗ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಜನಿಸಿ, ಪರಮ ಜ್ಞಾನವಾದ ತತ್ತ್ವಸ್ವಭಾವವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಸೃಜಿಸಲು ಇಚ್ಛಿಸಿ ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನನಾದನು. ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ವೃದ್ಧಿಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವಹಿಸಿತು.

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Word by Word

• jātaḥ: born
• jātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; as predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prajānām: of creatures/subjects
• prajānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• patiḥ: lord
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ugra-tejāḥ: fierce in splendor
• ugra-tejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra-tejas (प्रातिपदिक; ugra + tejas)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tattva-bhāvam: the state/nature of reality
• tattva-bhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva-bhāva (प्रातिपदिक; tattva + bhāva)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viditvā: having known
• viditvā: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having known'

• sṛṣṭim: creation
• sṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sisṛkṣuḥ: desiring to create
• sisṛkṣuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: सन्/इच्छार्थक कृदन्त (desiderative participle: सिसृक्षु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kṣubhitaḥ: agitated
• kṣubhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣubh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ati-kopāt: from excessive anger
• ati-kopāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati-kopa (प्रातिपदिक; ati + kopa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• vṛddhi-kāle: at the time of increase/growth
• vṛddhi-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddhi-kāla (प्रातिपदिक; vṛddhi + kāla)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• jagataḥ: of the world
• jagataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• prakāmam: exceedingly, fully
• prakāmam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prakāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'excessively/at will')

Speaker

Varāha (default framework: instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sāṃkhya-Adjacent Cosmology
• Classical Sanskrit

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a primordial lord (prajāpati-type figure) initiates creation after realizing highest knowledge, reflecting layered doctrinal synthesis (metaphysics combined with mythic narration) characteristic of Purāṇic redaction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and metaphysical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical instruction emphasizes that ordered creation is grounded in knowledge of reality (tattva) and describes the dynamic forces (agitation/anger) that accompany cosmic manifestation.