Varaha Purana 97.24: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 24

The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow

Devanagari script

पुनरब्दद्वयं चान्यत्परमेष्ठी वृषाकपिः॥ बभ्राम रुद्रस्तीर्थानि पुराणानि समन्ततः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.24

Transliteration

punar abda-dvayaṃ cānyat parameṣṭhī vṛṣākapiḥ || babhrāma rudras tīrthāni purāṇāni samantataḥ ||

Translation

I znowu przez kolejne dwa lata wyniosły Vṛṣākapi, Rudra, wędrował wszędzie, przemierzając starożytne tīrthy, święte brody, dokoła.

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Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• abda-dvayam: a period of two years
• abda-dvayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abda (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu-samāsa (द्विगुसमास) meaning ‘two years’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• anyat: another
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying abda-dvayam

• parameṣṭhī: Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vṛṣākapiḥ: Vṛṣākapi (epithet/name)
• vṛṣākapiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣākapi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); epithet (नाम/उपाधि)

• babhrāma: wandered / roamed
• babhrāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, Aorist), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• rudraḥ: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to parameṣṭhī/vṛṣākapiḥ (as subject)

• tīrthāni: holy places / fords
• tīrthāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• purāṇāni: ancient
• purāṇāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying tīrthāni

• samantataḥ: on all sides / everywhere
• samantataḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa/Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (देशाधिकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Ancient Pilgrimage
• Cultural Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The phrase 'purāṇāni tīrthāni' signals an already-established sacred landscape, valuable for studying the antiquity claims and cultural memory encoded in Purāṇic geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single location is specified; the verse emphasizes an all-around circuit to multiple 'ancient tīrthas.'

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames sacred travel as sustained and comprehensive, suggesting thoroughness and commitment in seeking resolution.