Varaha Purana 97.41: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 41

The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow

Devanagari script

देवैर्जयेति संतुष्टः कैलासनिलयं ययौ ॥ ब्रह्मा चापि सुरैः सार्द्धं गतः स्वर्लोकमुत्तमम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.41

Transliteration

devair jayetī saṃtuṣṭaḥ kailāsanilayaṃ yayau || brahmā cāpi suraiḥ sārddhaṃ gataḥ svarlokam uttamam

Translation

Gembira oleh laungan para dewa “Jaya!”, baginda pergi ke kediamannya di Kailāsa. Dan Brahmā juga, bersama para dewa, menuju Svargaloka yang utama.

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Word by Word

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जय: victory!
• जय: Sambodhana/Prayojaka (उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (interjection/benediction), ‘victory!’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• संतुष्टः: pleased
• संतुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कैलास-निलयम्: the abode on Kailāsa
• कैलास-निलयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कैलासस्य निलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), सहार्थक (together with)

• गतः: went / having gone
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वः-लोकम्: to heaven-world (Svarga)
• स्वः-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वः + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: स्वर्गस्य लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent / highest
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to स्वर्लोकम्

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; narrative voice)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography (Kailāsa)
• Cosmological Realms (Svarga)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects pan-Indic sacred geography (Kailāsa) and cosmological layering (Svarga), both central to how Purāṇas encode cultural memory of places and realms.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kailāsa—classically identified with the Mount Kailash region in the trans-Himalaya, a major locus in South Asian sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it models social recognition and closure: communal acclamation and orderly return after a completed rite or discourse.