Mahabharata 9.47.11 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 47, Shloka 11

बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya

Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्तस्ततो देवैर्वरुणो5पि महायशा:

Transliteration

abhiṣiktas tato devair varuṇo 'pi mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം മഹായശസ്സുള്ള വരുണനും ദേവന്മാരാൽ അഭിഷിക്തനായി॥

Word by Word

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed, consecrated
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिषिक्त (√सिच् + अभि, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• महायशाः: of great fame, illustrious
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• देवाः (the gods)
• वरुण (Varuṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate authority is affirmed through sanctioned consecration: even divine roles are established in harmony with cosmic order (ṛta), suggesting that power should be grounded in rightful appointment and moral governance rather than mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that, after preceding events, the gods perform an abhiṣeka (consecration) for Varuṇa as well, marking his formal installation and recognition as an illustrious deity within the divine order.