Varaha Purana 22.45: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 45

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Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva–Saumya Vivāha (mythic-ritual narrative)

Devanagari script

स तदा मन्दरोक्‍तस्तु शङ्करो द्रुतमाययौ । विधिना सोमया पाणिं जग्राह परमेश्वरः ॥ २२.४५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 22.45

Transliteration

sa tadā mandaroktastu śaṅkaro drutamāyayau | vidhinā somayā pāṇiṃ jagrāha parameśvaraḥ || 22.45 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

അപ്പോൾ മന്ദരത്തിന്റെ വാക്കുകളാൽ പ്രേരിതനായി ശങ്കരൻ വേഗത്തിൽ എത്തി. വിധിപ്രകാരം പരമേശ്വരൻ സോമയുടെ കൈ പാണിഗ്രഹണം ചെയ്തു.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘then’)
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• मन्दर-उक्तः: addressed/called by Mandara
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (मन्दरेण उक्तः = ‘spoken/called by Mandara’)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)
• Role: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• शङ्करः: Shankara (Shiva)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘quickly’)
• Role: Sambandha/Adverbial (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूप)

• आययौ: came
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: आ + या (धातु)

• विधिना: according to rite/by rule
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; ‘according to rule/ritual’
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमया: with Somayā (name)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; (नाम)
• Role: Saha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Root: सोमया (प्रातिपदिक)

• पाणिम्: hand
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)

• जग्राह: took/held
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• मन्दरोक्‍तस्तु = मन्दर + उक्तः + तु
• द्रुतमाययौ = द्रुतम् + आययौ

Speaker and setting

Vira rasaSetting: Mythic ritual site

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ritual-ethics / dharma of saṃskāra

Subjects

Mythic NarrativeRitual PracticeEthics

Core idea

Vidhi is not mere formality; it is the harmonizing principle that aligns intention, community, and cosmic order in life-transitions.

In practice

Treat life-cycle rites (marriage, initiation, funerary rites) with care for procedure, consent, and sanctity; let discipline support devotion.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva Traditions
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif linking divine figures with a recognizable Vedic-marriage element (pāṇigrahaṇa, “taking the hand”), illustrating how later Sanskrit texts embed ritual vocabulary within mythic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on arrival and a ritualized marriage act.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds conformity to established procedure—“vidhinā” (according to prescribed rule)—as a general cultural principle of acting within an accepted normative framework.