Varaha Purana 13.4: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 4

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

तत्र दैत्यान्तकृद् देवः प्रोच्यते तीर्थचिन्तकैः । आराधयामास हरिं दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम् ॥ १३.४ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 13.4

Transliteration

tatra daityāntakṛd devaḥ procyate tīrthacintakaiḥ | ārādhayāmāsa hariṃ daityasūdana-saṃjñitam || 13.4 ||

Translation

Di sana, dewa yang dikenali sebagai “Penghancur Daitya” disebut-sebut oleh mereka yang merenungi tīrtha. Di tempat itu, dia memuja Hari, yang bergelar “Pembunuh Daitya”.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दैत्यान्तकृत्: slayer of demons
• दैत्यान्तकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + अन्तकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानाम् अन्तं करोति इति)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रोच्यते: is called / is said
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive/कर्मणि), प्र-उपसर्ग

• तीर्थचिन्तकैः: by the thinkers/knowers of tīrthas
• तीर्थचिन्तकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + चिन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थस्य चिन्तकाः)

• आराधयामास: worshipped, propitiated
• आराधयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आ-उपसर्ग

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम्: named ‘Demon-slayer’
• दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्यसूदन + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (संज्ञित = ‘named’); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यसूदन इति संज्ञितम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of cataloguing sacred sites through named epithets and local theological memory, indicating how tīrthas were interpreted and transmitted by specialized commentators (tīrtha-cintakas).

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse indicates a specific ‘there’ (tatra) within a larger tīrtha description, but the precise place-name is not present in this excerpt; identification requires adjoining verses in Adhyāya 13.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage primarily conveys a cultural-philosophical instruction about venerating sacred places through reflective engagement (cintā) and disciplined worship (ārādhana), rather than issuing a direct moral injunction.