Varaha Purana 33.22: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

क्रीतकङ्कणभोगेन्द्र नीलकण्ठ त्रिशूलिने । प्रचण्डदण्डहस्ताय वडवाग्निमुखाय च ॥ ३३.२२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 33.22

Transliteration

krītakaṅkaṇabhogendra nīlakaṇṭha triśūline | pracaṇḍadaṇḍahastāya vaḍavāgnimukhāya ca || 33.22 ||

Translation

ນະໂມຕໍ່ຜູ້ປະດັບດ້ວຍກຳໄລທີ່ໄດ້ມາ; ຜູ້ມີນາຄາຣາຊາເປັນເຄື່ອງປະດັບ; ຜູ້ຄໍສີນ້ຳເງິນ; ຜູ້ຖືຕຣິຊູລ; ຜູ້ຖືຄັນທອນອັນດຸຮ້າຍ; ແລະຜູ້ມີປາກດັ່ງໄຟວະດະວາກນິ।

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Word by Word

• क्रीतकङ्कणभोगेन्द्र: O lord of serpents (Bhogendra) with purchased/obtained bracelets
• क्रीतकङ्कणभोगेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीत + कङ्कण + भोगेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; पद्ये सम्बोधनरूपेण स्तुत्यर्थम्

• नीलकण्ठ: O blue-throated one
• नीलकण्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular masculine)

• त्रिशूलिने: to the trident-bearer
• त्रिशूलिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• प्रचण्डदण्डहस्ताय: to him whose hand holds a fierce staff
• प्रचण्डदण्डहस्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचण्ड + दण्ड + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• वडवाग्निमुखाय: to him whose mouth is the mare-fire
• वडवाग्निमुखाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वडवा + अग्नि + मुख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Stotra Literature
• Intertextual Iconography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a formulaic sequence of epithets (naamāvalī/stotra-style) that reflects shared iconographic vocabulary across Purāṇic and epic Sanskrit, useful for tracing textual transmission and deity-identification conventions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial location is named; the term vaḍavāgni refers to a cosmological feature associated with the ocean in Purāṇic literature rather than a pinpointed historical site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily functions as a laudatory address (invocation through attributes) rather than an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical function is contemplative identification of qualities through concise epithets.