Varaha Purana 21.23: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि तपश्चीर्त्वा महज्जले । प्रतिबुद्धो यदा रुद्रस्तदा चोर्वीं सकाननाम् । दृष्ट्वा सस्यवतीं रम्यां मनुष्यपशुसंकुलाम् ॥ २१.२४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.23

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tapaś cīrtvā mahajjale | pratibuddho yadā rudras tadā corvīṁ sakānanām | dṛṣṭvā sasyavatīṁ ramyāṁ manuṣyapaśusaṅkulām || 21.24 ||

Translation

ମହାଜଳରେ ଦଶହଜାର ବର୍ଷ ତପ କରି, ଯେତେବେଳେ ରୁଦ୍ର ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହେଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ସେ ବନସହିତ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ଦେଖିଲେ—ଶସ୍ୟସମୃଦ୍ଧ, ରମଣୀୟ, ଏବଂ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଓ ପଶୁରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ।

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• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: ten thousand years
• दशवर्षसहस्राणि: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-वर्ष-सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; दश + वर्ष + सहस्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक (duration)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चीरित्वा: having practiced/performed
• चीरित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) + चीरित्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• महत्: great
• महत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of जले)

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रतिबुद्धः: awakened
• प्रतिबुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + बुध् (धातु) + प्रतिबुद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; रुद्रः इति विशेष्येण सह

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative temporal adverb: when)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उर्वीम्: the earth
• उर्वीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सकाननाम्: with forests
• सकाननाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स- कानन (प्रातिपदिक; स + कानन)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of उर्वीम्); ‘स-’ = सह (with)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• सस्यवतीम्: abounding in crops
• सस्यवतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सस्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of उर्वीम्)

• रम्याम्: lovely
• रम्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मनुष्यपशुसंकुलाम्: crowded with humans and animals
• मनुष्यपशुसंकुलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनुष्य-पशु-संकुल (प्रातिपदिक; मनुष्य + पशु + संकुल)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Ecology
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style that links cosmic time (long austerities in primordial waters) with the reappearance of an inhabited, cultivated earth, offering a literary witness to early South Asian ideas of world-renewal and environmental abundance.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is named; the verse describes the earth (urvī) in general, characterized by forests and cultivation rather than a single identifiable site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse values a world where forests, agriculture, humans, and animals coexist—supporting an ecological reading that emphasizes stewardship of a fertile, inhabited landscape.