Varaha Purana 95.39: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 39

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवीं स्वयं रुद्रः प्रतापवान् । दृष्ट्वा रुरुं च सबलमसुरेन्द्रं निपातितम् । स्तुतिं चकार भगवन् स्वयं देवस्त्रिलोचनः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.39

Transliteration

evam uktvā tadā devīṃ svayaṃ rudraḥ pratāpavān | dṛṣṭvā ruruṃ ca sabalam asurendraṃ nipātitam | stutiṃ cakāra bhagavān svayaṃ devas trilocanaḥ ||

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແກ່ເທວີແລ້ວ ຣຸດຣະຜູ້ມີອຳນາດໄດ້ເຫັນ ຣຸຣຸ ແລະຈອມອະສຸຣະຜູ້ແຂງແກ່ນຖືກລົ້ມລົງ; ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງກ່າວສັນລະເສີນ. ພຣະເທວະຕາຜູ້ມີສາມຕາ (ຕຣິໂລຈນ) ໄດ້ຮຽບຮຽງບົດສະຕຸຕິດ້ວຍພຣະອົງເອງ.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; prakāra-avyaya (manner adverb)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: absolutive/gerund (ktvā/क्त्वा), indeclinable; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla-avyaya (time adverb)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta-nirdeśa (कर्तृनिर्देश/Emphasis on agent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; ātmanepada-prayoga-nirdeśa/ emphasis adverb

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• pratāpavān: mighty; powerful
• pratāpavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of rudraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratāpa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: absolutive/gerund (ktvā/क्त्वा), indeclinable; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• rurum: Ruru (name of an asura)
• rurum: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• sabalam: with (his) army/strength
• sabalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of asurendram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); karmadhāraya: with strength/with forces

• asura-indram: the lord of the asuras
• asura-indram: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: lord of the asuras

• nipātitam: felled; struck down
• nipātitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of asurendram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-pat (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (kta/क्त), Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• stutim: praise; hymn
• stutim: Karma (कर्म/Object of cakāra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• cakāra: made; performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), parasmaipada

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of cakāra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta-nirdeśa (कर्तृनिर्देश/Emphasis on agent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis adverb

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• tri-locanaḥ: the three-eyed one
• tri-locanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); bahuvrīhi: one who has three eyes

Speaker

Narrator

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Śaiva Narrative
• Hymnology (Stuti)
• Mythic Historiography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative structure: victory or crisis is followed by stuti (formal praise), which functions as both literary ornament and ritualized speech-act.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this narrative transition verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models gratitude and acknowledgment after crisis resolution, framed through the culturally significant act of stuti (praise).