Varaha Purana 21.85: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 85

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Deva Genealogies and Divine Classes

Devanagari script

तत्र दाक्षायणीपुत्राः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । वसवोऽष्टौ च रुद्राश्च आदित्या मरुतस्तथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.85

Transliteration

tatra dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | vasavo'ṣṭau ca rudrāś ca ādityā marutas tathā ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Di sana, semua dewa—bersama Indra—adalah putera-putera Dākṣāyaṇī: lapan Vasu, para Rudra, para Āditya, dan demikian juga para Marut.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• dākṣāyaṇī-putrāḥ: sons of Dākṣāyaṇī
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): 'dākṣāyaṇyāḥ putrāḥ'
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dākṣāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)

• sarve: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'devāḥ' etc.
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• sa-vāsavāḥ: together with the Vāsavas/Indras
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); अव्ययीभाव: 'vāsavaiḥ saha' / 'including Vāsavas (Indras)'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: sa (अव्यय-सह) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)

• aṣṭau: eight
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral qualifying 'vasavaḥ'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)

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

• rudrāḥ: the Rudras
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• ādityāḥ: the Ādityas
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)

• marutaḥ: the Maruts
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)

• tathā: also / likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• vasavo'ṣṭau = vasavaḥ + aṣṭau (visarga before vowel → o)
• rudrāś ca = rudrāḥ + ca (visarga before c → ś)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Cosmological register

Speaker

Narrator; default Varāha–Pṛthivī frame not directly visible

The teaching

Path

Cosmology/genealogy

Subjects

CosmologyGenealogy of DeitiesMythic Classification

Core idea

Multiplicity of divine functions organized into classes (Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Maruts) under a coherent cosmic administration.

In practice

Contemplate the world as structured (not random): roles, duties, and harmonized powers—supporting a dharmic worldview of ordered responsibility.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Hindu Deity Taxonomy
• Ancient Genealogical Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such lists standardize divine taxonomies across Purāṇic literature, aiding comparative study of mythic cosmology and textual interrelationships.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named; the passage is classificatory.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction; the emphasis is on cosmological ordering and lineage.