Varaha Purana 2.47: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 47

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī–Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

योऽसौ रुद्रेति विख्यातः पुत्रः क्रोधसमुद्भवः । भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात् तस्य ललाटात् परमेष्ठिनः ॥ २.४६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 2.47

Transliteration

yo'sau rudreti vikhyātaḥ putraḥ krodhasamudbhavaḥ | bhrukuṭīkuṭilāt tasya lalāṭāt parameṣṭhinaḥ || 2.46 ||

Translation

Anak itu—terkenal dengan nama “Rudra”—timbul daripada kemarahan; dari dahi Parameṣṭhin (leluhur tertinggi), daripada kerutan yang terhasil ketika keningnya berkerut.

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्र: Rudra
• रुद्र: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-पूर्वपद (name in quotation)

• इति: thus / called
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विख्यातः: is renowned
• विख्यातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त-क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (renowned/known)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition to Rudra)

• क्रोधसमुद्भवः: born from anger
• क्रोधसमुद्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (arisen from anger)

• भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्: from the furrowed brow
• भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रुकुटी + कुटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘भ्रुकुट्या कुटिलात्’ (from the furrowed brow)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ललाटात्: from the forehead
• ललाटात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (of the Supreme Lord/Brahmā)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Sanskrit Philology
• Mythography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a deity (Rudra) emerges from the creator’s affect (anger) and bodily locus (forehead/brow), illustrating how emotions are narrated as generative forces within Purāṇic genealogies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily cosmogonic and genealogical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical implication is that mental states (such as anger) are portrayed as causally potent in cosmological narratives, encouraging reflective awareness of affect in broader Purāṇic discourse.