Varaha Purana 97.23: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 23

The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow

Devanagari script

ततोऽन्यद्वर्षमेकं तु वर्तते हिमवद्गिरौ॥ भ्रमतो विभ्रमो जातस्त्रिणेत्रस्य महात्मनः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.23

Transliteration

tato 'nya(d)-varṣam ekaṃ tu varttate himavad-girau || bhramato vibhramo jātas triṇetrasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് മറ്റൊരു ഒരു വർഷം അവൻ ഹിമവത് ഗിരിയിൽ തന്നെ പാർത്തു. സഞ്ചരിക്കുമ്പോൾ മഹാത്മാവായ ത്രിനേത്രന്‍ (ശിവന്‍) ഭ്രമം ഉദിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदनन्तरम् (then/thereupon)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: कर्म/कालाधिकरण (Qualifier of time-extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; वर्षम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वर्षम्: year
• वर्षम्: कर्म/कालाधिकरण (Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालपरिमाणम्

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: कर्म/कालाधिकरण (Qualifier of time-extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वर्षम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• वर्तते: continued / went on
• वर्तते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (वृत् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘continues/exists’

• हिमवद्गिरौ: on Himavat mountain
• हिमवद्गिरौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘of Himavat’ + ‘mountain’), पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• भ्रमतः: of (him) wandering
• भ्रमतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रमत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भ्रम् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), √भ्रम्, पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; त्रिणेत्रस्य इत्यस्य विशेषणभावः—‘of the wandering (one)’

• विभ्रमः: bewilderment / confusion
• विभ्रमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• जातः: arisen
• जातः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), √जन्, पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभ्रमः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्रिणेत्रस्य: of the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्रिणेत्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘three-eyed’), पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् + आत्मन्), पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; त्रिणेत्रस्य इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Pilgrimage Narratives
• Śaiva Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records an interior state (vibhrama) within a pilgrimage frame, showing that Purāṇic tīrtha narratives can include psychological and moral tension, not only place lists.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himavat (Himalayan region), again functioning as a mythic-geographic anchor.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights that prolonged striving can produce disorientation, implicitly valuing steadiness and guidance in disciplined practice.