Varaha Purana 96.32: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 32

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

काली कराली विक्रान्ता कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ इति स्तुता तदा देवी रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.32

Transliteration

kālī karālī vikrāntā kālarātri namo 'stu te || iti stutā tadā devī rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā ||

Translation

"O Kali, o Karali, o Wikranta, o Kalaratri, hołd tobie." Tak Bogini została wtedy wychwalana przez Rudrę, Najwyższego Pana.

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Word by Word

• kālī: Kālī
• kālī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• karālī: fierce
• karālī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kālī iti viśeṣaṇam

• vikrāntā: valiant / striding forth
• vikrāntā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-kram (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kālī iti viśeṣaṇam

• kālarātri: O Night of Time (Kālarātri)
• kālarātri: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (8th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Avyaya; namaskāra-vācaka (नमस्कारवाचक)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्) (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative/benedictive), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: Strīliṅga/any, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (dative)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; iti-śabda (quotative particle)

• stutā: praised
• stutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु) (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kta-participle (past passive participle); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; devī iti viśeṣaṇam

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय, temporal adverb)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• rudreṇa: by Rudra
• rudreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• parameṣṭhinā: by the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• parameṣṭhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; rudraṇā iti samānādhikaraṇa (apposition)

Speaker

Stotra voice; attribution states Rudra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Hymnology
• Śaiva–Śākta Interface
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows inter-sectarian literary layering: a Śaiva figure (Rudra) voices praise of Devī, reflecting shared hymnody across Purāṇic milieus.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is given.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Acknowledgment of protective power through gratitude and praise—socially, it models recognizing assistance and authority appropriately.