Varaha Purana 21.61: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 61

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Pūrva Bhāga · Rudra-stuti / Vaidika-śruti reference (thematic subsection within Adhyāya 21)

Devanagari script

रुद्रभागो ज्येष्ठभाग इतीयं वैदिकी श्रुतिः । स्तुतिं च देवाः कुरुत रुद्रस्य परमेष्ठि नः ॥ २१.६२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.61

Transliteration

rudrabhāgo jyeṣṭhabhāga itīyaṃ vaidikī śrutiḥ | stutiṃ ca devāḥ kuruta rudrasya parameṣṭhi naḥ || 21.62 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

“Bahagian Rudra ialah bahagian yang paling utama”—demikianlah wahyu Veda. Oleh itu, wahai para dewa, persembahkanlah pujian kepada Rudra, Parameṣṭhin kami (Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi).

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Word by Word

• rudrabhāgaḥ: Rudra's share
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: rudrasya bhāgaḥ
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rudra + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)

• jyeṣṭhabhāgaḥ: the eldest/foremost share
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: jyeṣṭhaḥ bhāgaḥ
• Role: Predicate (विधेय)
• Root: jyeṣṭha + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-निपात)
• Role: Vākyānvaya-marker (उद्धरणसूचक)
• Root: iti (अव्यय)

• iyam: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• vaidikī: Vedic
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying śrutiḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: vaidikī (वैदिकी प्रातिपदिक)

• śrutiḥ: revelation / śruti
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: śruti (श्रुति प्रातिपदिक)

• stutim: praise / hymn
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: stuti (स्तुति प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• devāḥ: the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)

• kuruta: do / perform
• Type: Verb
• Form: Verb; Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ātmanepada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: rudra (रुद्र प्रातिपदिक)

• parameṣṭhin: O Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); address to Rudra
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: parameṣṭhin (परमेष्ठिन् प्रातिपदिक)

• naḥ: of us / to us
• Type: Noun
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural; enclitic pronoun
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• रुद्रभागो = रुद्रभागः (visarga sandhi before voiced consonant in recitation)
• ज्येष्ठभाग इति = ज्येष्ठभागः + इति
• इतीयं = इति + इयम् (vowel sandhi)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology / pramāṇa

Subjects

Vedic Authority (Śruti)Praise Poetry (Stuti)Theology (Deva hierarchy)Textual Tradition

Core idea

Śruti (Vedic revelation) is invoked as decisive authority to establish Rudra’s ‘foremost portion’ and to motivate stuti.

In practice

Ground praise and ritual priority in śruti-pramāṇa rather than mere preference; align worship with revealed hierarchy.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vedic Intertextuality
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic citation-style appeal to Vedic śruti as an authority, illustrating how later Sanskrit narrative texts legitimize theological claims through Vedic phrasing and intertextual echo.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic place-name appears in this verse; the content is primarily theological and intertextual (invoking Vedic śruti and a call to stuti).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents a normative instruction in ritual-poetic conduct: to offer praise (stuti) to Rudra, grounded in the authority of śruti, emphasizing reverence and acknowledgment of hierarchical precedence.