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Varaha Purana 97.46: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 46

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

एवं वेगेन सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं भूतधारिणि ॥ बभ्राम सर्वदेवेशः षष्ठेऽब्दे तस्य चापतत्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 97.46

evaṃ vegena sakalaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ bhūtadhāriṇi || babhrāma sarvadeveśaḥ ṣaṣṭhe 'bde tasya cāpatat

ഇങ്ങനെ, ഹേ ഭൂതധാരിണീ, അത്യന്തം വേഗത്തോടെ അവൻ സമസ്ത ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡത്തിലുടനീളം സഞ്ചരിച്ചു; അവന്റെ ആറാം വർഷത്തിൽ അതും അവനിൽ സംഭവിച്ചു.

एवम्thus/in this way
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)
वेगेनwith speed/force
वेगेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
सकलम्entire/whole
सकलम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्माण्डम्)
ब्रह्माण्डम्the universe (cosmic egg)
ब्रह्माण्डम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः अण्डम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भूतधारिणिO bearer of beings
भूतधारिणि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootभूत (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (भूतानि धारयति इति), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन
बभ्रामwandered/roamed
बभ्राम:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभ्रम् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सर्वदेवेशःlord of all gods
सर्वदेवेशः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां देवानाम् ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
षष्ठेin the sixth
षष्ठे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootषष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंस, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (अब्दे)
अब्देyear
अब्दे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंस, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक
अपतत्fell down
अपतत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Varāha (default dialogue framework; narrative continuation after Brahmā’s speech)

P
Purāṇic Cosmology
A
Ascetic Motifs
N
Narrative Timekeeping

FAQs

It combines cosmological scale (brahmāṇḍa) with narrative timekeeping (sixth year), illustrating how Purāṇas integrate metaphysical space with story chronology.

No terrestrial location is specified; the setting is the brahmāṇḍa (cosmic sphere).

The narrative implies endurance and continuity in disciplined observance across extended time, even when framed in cosmic terms.

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