Varaha Purana 21.64: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 64

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva-stuti (Hymnic Praise within the Narrative Frame)

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो विषमनेत्राय नमस्ते त्र्यम्बकाय च । नमः सहस्रनेत्राय नमस्ते शूलपाणये ॥ २१.६५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.64

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo viṣamanetrāya namaste tryambakāya ca | namaḥ sahasranetrāya namaste śūlapāṇaye || 21.65 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Bogowie rzekli: "Cześć Temu o nierównym oku; cześć tobie, Tryambako, Trójocy. Cześć Tysiącokiemu; cześć tobie, nosicielowi trójzębu."

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Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)

• ūcuḥ: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Verb; Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)

• namaḥ: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya-like usage of noun (नमः-प्रयोग), indeclinable interjection of salutation
• Role: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)

• viṣamanetrāya: to the uneven-eyed one
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: viṣamaṃ netraṃ yasya (epithet)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: viṣama + netra (प्रातिपदिक)

• namaḥ: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (नमः-प्रयोग), salutation particle
• Role: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)

• te: to you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tryambakāya: to the three-eyed one
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu: tri-ambaka (three-eyed)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: tri + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• namaḥ: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (नमः-प्रयोग), salutation particle
• Role: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)

• sahasranetrāya: to the thousand-eyed one
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa/dvigu-like sense: sahasra-netra (thousand-eyed)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: sahasra + netra (प्रातिपदिक)

• namaḥ: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (नमः-प्रयोग), salutation particle
• Role: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)

• te: to you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• śūlapāṇaye: to the trident-handed one
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: śūlaḥ pāṇau yasya (holder of trident)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: śūla + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• नमस्ते = नमः + ते (visarga sandhi)
• त्र्यम्बकाय = त्रि + अम्बकाय (vowel sandhi: i+a→ya)

Speaker and setting

Bhakti and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology of forms (nāma-rūpa)

Subjects

HymnologyDivine EpithetsPuranic Narrative

Core idea

Multiple epithets (viṣama-netra, tryambaka, sahasra-netra, śūlapāṇi) indicate the deity’s manifold powers—fierce, all-seeing, and protective.

In practice

Use nāma-japa/stuti to contemplate distinct divine attributes; let each epithet refine one’s understanding and surrender.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Śaiva Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a compact stuti-style formula typical of Purāṇic redaction, cataloguing divine epithets as a literary device for identification, reverence, and thematic transition within the narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily hymnological, focusing on epithets rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models a cultural practice of respectful address and restraint in speech—framing power through reverential language rather than coercion—without prescribing a specific social rule in this excerpt.