Varaha Purana 33.16: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 16

The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो देवातिदेवाय त्रिनेत्राय महात्मने । रक्तपिङ्गलनेत्राय जटामुकुटधारिणे ॥ ३३.१६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 33.16

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo devātidevāya trinet­rāya mahātmane | raktapiṅgalanetrāya jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇe || 33.16 ||

Translation

Para dewa berkata: “Sembah sujud kepada Dewa yang melampaui segala dewa, yang bermata tiga, berjiwa agung; kepada-Nya yang bermata merah keemasan, dan yang mengenakan mahkota berupa jata (rambut gimbal suci).”

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Word by Word

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

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interjection/obeisance particle (नमस्कारार्थक)

• devātidevāya: to the god beyond (all) gods
• devātidevāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ati + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष sense: 'devasya atidevaḥ' (god beyond gods)

• trinet­rāya: to the three-eyed one
• trinet­rāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समास: 'त्रीणि नेत्राणि यस्य' (three-eyed)

• mahātmane: to the great-souled one
• mahātmane: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'महान् आत्मा'

• raktapiṅgalanetrāya: to him whose eyes are reddish-tawny
• raktapiṅgalanetrāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakta + piṅgala + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय (बहुपद): 'रक्त-पीङ्गले नेत्रे यस्य' (having reddish-tawny eyes)

• jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇe: to the wearer of the matted-hair crown
• jaṭāmukuṭadhāriṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭā + mukuṭa + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'जटामुकुटं धारयति' (wearer of a matted-hair crown)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Hymns
• Śaiva Iconography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a conventional Purāṇic stuti formula (“devā ūcuḥ … namaḥ …”) and documents classical iconographic epithets (trinetra, jaṭā) used in early medieval Sanskrit literary culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym is stated in this verse; it functions as an invocation/praise passage rather than a sacred-geography marker.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds a cultural practice of respectful address and humility (namaḥ) within dialogue—an etiquette of speech rather than a prescriptive moral rule.