Varaha Purana 136.20: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 20

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

नष्टं मायाबलं रुद्रं सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम् ॥ ततोऽहं तत्र गत्वा तु यष्टुकामं त्र्यम्बकम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 136.20

Transliteration

naṣṭaṃ māyābalaṃ rudraṃ sarvabhūtamaheśvaram || tato'haṃ tatra gatvā tu yaṣṭukāmaṃ tryambakam

Translation

സകലഭൂതങ്ങളുടെ മഹേശ്വരനായ രുദ്രന്റെ മായാബലം നശിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ഞാൻ അവിടെ ചെന്നു യജ്ഞം ചെയ്യാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച ത്ര്യമ്പകനെ സമീപിച്ചു।

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Word by Word

• naṣṭam: destroyed/lost
• naṣṭam: Karma (कर्म) / predicate of object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naś (धातु) → naṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta, past passive participle (क्त); Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; used predicatively with implied ‘(māyābalaṃ) naṣṭam’

• māyābalam: power of illusion
• māyābalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘māyāyāḥ balam’; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म) / object of implied seeing/approaching
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• sarvabhūtamaheśvaram: the great lord of all beings
• sarvabhūtamaheśvaram: Karma (कर्म) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta + maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain (तत्पुरुष-समास): ‘sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ maheśvaraḥ’; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; epithet of ‘rudram’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / temporal setting
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb ‘then/thereupon’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gatvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta, absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā); indeclinable verbal form indicating prior action

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) with contrast/emphasis

• yaṣṭu-kāmam: desiring to perform a sacrifice
• yaṣṭu-kāmam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaṣṭu (यष्टुम्, तुमुन् from yaj धातु) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): ‘yaṣṭuṃ kāmaḥ yasya’ (desirous to sacrifice); Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; qualifies ‘tryambakam’

• tryambakam: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• tryambakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘trīṇi ambakāni yasya’ (three-eyed); Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic inter-sectarian narrative framing where major deities are portrayed within shared ethical-ritual contexts (e.g., yajña), emphasizing restoration rather than rivalry.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is provided in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage links ritual intention (yaṣṭukāma) with the need for restored clarity, implying that correct action presupposes unobscured awareness.