Varaha Purana 97.43: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

चरितं यच्च देवस्य वित्तं समभवद्भुवि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.43

Transliteration

caritaṃ yac ca devasya vittaṃ samabhavad bhuvi

Translation

കൂടാതെ (ഇനി) ആ ദേവന്റെ ചരിതവും ഭൂമിയിൽ ഏതു ധനം ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചുവോ അതും ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കും.

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Word by Word

• चरितम्: deed / conduct / narrative
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; ‘that which is done/acted’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वित्तम्: wealth / property
• वित्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• समभवत्: arose / came to be
• समभवत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू-शब्द)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; transitional narrator voice)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Cultural History
• Textual Transition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a shift from praise/closure into a new narrative unit, useful for editors and digital archivists in establishing pericope boundaries.

Which geographic location is identified?

Only ‘bhuvi’ (on earth) is mentioned; no specific site is identified in this fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The implied instruction is that deeds (carita) have consequences in the world (bhuvi), linking narrative action with worldly conditions.