Varaha Purana 21.31: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नृगादयस्त्वश्वास्त्रितत्त्वं च त्रिवेणुकम् । त्रिपूजकं त्रिषवणं धर्माक्षं मारुतध्वनिम् ॥ २१.३२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.31

Transliteration

tasminn ṛgādayas tv aśvāstritattvaṃ ca triveṇukam | tripūjakaṃ triṣavaṇaṃ dharmākṣaṃ mārutadhvanim || 21.32 ||

Translation

ସେହି ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଋଗାଦି, ଅଶ୍ୱାସ୍ତ୍ରି, ତ୍ରିତତ୍ତ୍ୱ, ତ୍ରିବେଣୁକ, ତ୍ରିପୂଜକ, ତ୍ରିସବନ, ଧର୍ମାକ୍ଷ ଓ ମାରୁତଧ୍ୱନି—ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ନାମ-ଲକ୍ଷଣ ମିଳେ।

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (chariot)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• ऋक्-आदयः: the Ṛk etc. (Vedic hymns and the rest)
• ऋक्-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛc (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• त्रि-तत्त्वम्: the three principles
• त्रि-तत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• त्रि-वेणुकम्: three-tubed / having three veṇukas
• त्रि-वेणुकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + veṇuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying an implied part of the chariot

• त्रि-पূजकम्: threefold-worshipping / pertaining to three worships
• त्रि-पূजकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• त्रि-सवणम्: the three pressings/oblations (morning-noon-evening)
• त्रि-सवणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + savaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• धर्म-अक्षम्: the axle of dharma
• धर्म-अक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• मारुत-ध्वनिम्: the sound of the wind
• मारुत-ध्वनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not provided in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse functions like a catalog of place-epithets or micro-toponyms, reflecting how Purāṇic texts preserved ritual geography through named features and devotional-ritual markers.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to “tasmin” (“in that place”) without naming the broader site in this fragment; the listed terms appear to be localized names/epithets within a larger tīrtha description earlier in the chapter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse emphasizes structured ritual time (triṣavaṇa) and ordered sacred space through naming—supporting a cultural ethic of maintaining and recognizing heritage landscapes.