Varaha Purana 178.1: Adhyaya 178, Shloka 1

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शत्रुघ्नेन पुरा घोरो लवणः सूदितो यथा ॥ द्विजानुग्रहकामार्थमन्नमुग्रस्वरूपिणम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 178.1

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca || śatrughnena purā ghoro lavaṇaḥ sūdite yathā || dvijānugrahakāmārtham annam ugrasvarūpiṇam ||

Translation

Śri Waraha rzekł: „Jak w dawnych czasach groźny Lawana został zabity przez Śatrughnę, i jak dla okazania łaski dwukrotnie urodzonym, pożywienie pojawiło się w przerażającej formie, to opowiem.”

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Word by Word

• श्रीवराहः: Lord Varāha
• श्रीवराहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमान् वराहः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• शत्रुघ्नेन: by Śatrughna
• शत्रुघ्नेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• घोरः: terrible/fierce
• घोरः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of लवणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लवणः)

• लवणः: Lavaṇa (name)
• लवणः: कर्म (Karma/Object; of सूदितः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सूदितः: was slain/defeated
• सूदितः: क्रियाविशेष्य/कर्म (Patient; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सूद् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि-प्रयोग; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'slain/defeated'

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/quotative: 'as/just as')

• द्विजानुग्रहकामार्थम्: for the purpose of desiring the favor of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजानुग्रहकामार्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + अनुग्रह + काम + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषसमास-समाहार (द्विजानाम् अनुग्रहः; तस्य कामः; तस्य अर्थम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• अन्नम्: food/oblation
• अन्नम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उग्रस्वरूपिणम्: of fierce form
• उग्रस्वरूपिणम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa of अन्नम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उग्रं स्वरूपं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अन्नम् as personified/associated entity)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Rāmāyaṇa-linked Narrative
• Purāṇic Historiography
• Dharma Discourse
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a transition into an epic-linked narrative cycle, illustrating how Purāṇas reframe Rāmāyaṇa-associated material for didactic and ritual contexts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name appears in this opening verse; it functions as a narrative preface.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage frames governance/heroism as protective responsibility toward social and learned communities (dvija-anugraha), expressed through narrative exempla.