Varaha Purana 216.3: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 3

The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas

Devanagari script

स्थापितं देवि नीत्वा वै शृङ्गाग्रं वज्रपाणिना ॥ मया तत्रैव तन्मध्यं स्थापितं विधिवत्प्रभोः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 216.3

Transliteration

sthāpitaṁ devi nītvā vai śṛṅgāgraṁ vajrapāṇinā || mayā tatraiva tanmadhyaṁ sthāpitaṁ vidhivat prabhoḥ ||

Translation

ദേവീ, വജ്രപാണിയാൽ ശൃംഗത്തിന്റെ അഗ്രഭാഗം അവിടെ കൊണ്ടുപോയി സ്ഥാപിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ഞാൻ അതേ സ്ഥലത്ത് അതിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യഭാഗം പ്രഭുവിന്നായി വിധിപൂർവ്വം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• स्थापितम्: placed/established
• स्थापितम्: कर्मणि-भाव (result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; (पूर्वकर्म-निर्देश)

• देवि: O देवी (goddess)
• देवि: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (vocative); एकवचन

• नीत्वा: having taken
• नीत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund); ‘having led/taken’

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु (emphatic particle)

• शृङ्ग-अग्रम्: the tip of the horn/peak
• शृङ्ग-अग्रम्: कर्म (karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative); एकवचन; ‘शृङ्गस्य अग्रं’

• वज्रपाणिना: by Vajrapāṇi (Indra)
• वज्रपाणिना: करण/कर्ता-सहायक (agent/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन; ‘यस्य पाणौ वज्रः सः’ (Indra)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (kartā/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (restrictive/emphatic)

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (of मध्यम्)

• मध्यम्: the middle portion
• मध्यम्: कर्म (karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative); एकवचन

• स्थापितम्: placed/established
• स्थापितम्: कर्मणि-भाव (result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (according to rule)

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: सम्बन्ध (ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive); एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Topography
• Ritual Installation

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a mythic charter for shrine placement: divine agents (e.g., Vajrapāṇi) and procedural correctness (vidhivat) are used to authorize a site’s sanctity.

Which geographic location is identified?

The action belongs to the Gokarṇa–Śṛṅga complex; the ‘tip’ and ‘middle’ imply differentiated shrine-points within the same sacred landscape.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined execution (vidhivat), suggesting that even powerful agents should act within an orderly, accountable framework.