Varaha Purana 16.27: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 27

The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty

Devanagari script

तत इन्द्रः समुत्थाय पदा संताडयच्छुनीम् । क्रोधेन महताविष्टो देवेन्द्रः पाकशासनः ॥ १६.२७ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 16.27

Transliteration

tata indraḥ samutthāya padā saṃtāḍayac chunīm | krodhena mahatāviṣṭo devendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ || 16.27 ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ദേവേന്ദ്രൻ പാകശാസനൻ എഴുന്നേറ്റ്, മഹാക്രോധത്തിൽ ആവിഷ്ടനായി ആ ശുനിയെ കാലാൽ അടിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of sequence

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• samutthāya: having risen
• samutthāya: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√sthā (धातु) → samutthāya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having risen up’

• padā: with (his) foot
• padā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saṃtāḍayat: struck/beat
• saṃtāḍayat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√tāḍ (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्/laṅ), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• śunīm: the bitch (Saramā)
• śunīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śunī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• krodhena: with anger
• krodhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with krodhena in sense (‘with great anger’)

• āviṣṭaḥ: possessed/overcome
• āviṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (descriptive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√viś (धातु) → āviṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with devendraḥ/indraḥ

• devendraḥ: Devendra (Indra)
• devendraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to indraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: devānām indraḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• pākaśāsanaḥ: Punisher of Pāka (epithet of Indra)
• pākaśāsanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka-śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: pākaṃ śāsayati iti / pākaśāsana (traditional epithet of Indra)

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Moral Psychology (krodha)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: portraying even prominent divine figures as subject to emotions like anger, which supports ethical discourse on self-control and the consequences of impulsive action.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily an action-and-emotion description within an ongoing narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds krodha (anger) as a destabilizing force that precipitates harm; the implied philosophical instruction is the importance of restraint and measured conduct, especially for leaders.