Varaha Purana 96.49: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 49

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

अन्यथा मामपि बलाद्भक्षयिष्यन्ति ताः प्रभो ॥ रुद्र उवाच ॥ एतासां शृणु देवेश भक्ष्यमेकं मयोदितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 96.49

Transliteration

anyathā mām api balād bhakṣayiṣyanti tāḥ prabho || rudra uvāca || etāsāṃ śṛṇu deveśa bhakṣyam ekaṃ mayoditam ||

Translation

“Jika tidak, wahai Tuhan, mereka akan memakan aku juga dengan paksa.” Rudra bersabda: “Wahai Penguasa para dewa, dengarkan; aku mengusulkan satu jenis makanan untuk mereka.”

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Word by Word

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/पर्यायवाचक अव्यय (otherwise)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (forcibly)

• bhakṣayiṣyanti: they will eat/devour
• bhakṣayiṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tāḥ: they (those women)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• etāsām: of these (women)
• etāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• deveśa: O lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• bhakṣyam: food/eatable thing
• bhakṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; bhakṣyam iti viśeṣaṇam

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन

• uditam: spoken/declared
• uditam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vad/√i? lexical ‘udita’ = ‘said/uttered’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, lexicalized), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; bhakṣyam iti viśeṣaṇam

Speaker

Rudra (explicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Protective Rites
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a Purāṇic pattern of ritualized problem-solving: a threat is articulated, then a senior deity offers a regulated substitute to prevent harm.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Channeling destructive impulses into controlled alternatives is presented as preferable to permitting direct harm.