Varaha Purana 97.25: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य द्वादशेऽब्दे धराधरे॥ वाराणसीं गतो देवस्तत्र स्नानमथारभत्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.25

Transliteration

kasyacit tv atha kālasya dvādaśe 'bde dharādhare || vārāṇasīṃ gato devas tatra snānam athārabhat ||

Translation

Wtedy po pewnym czasie, gdy minęło dwanaście lat, bóg udał się do Vārāṇasī; tam rozpoczął rytualną kąpiel.

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Word by Word

• kasyacit: of some
• kasyacit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); indefinite sense ‘of some’ (कश्चित्)

• tu: indeed / but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) indicating contrast/emphasis

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भक)

• kālasya: of time
• kālasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvādaśe: in the twelfth
• dvādaśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal/number used adjectivally with abde

• abde: year
• abde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharādhare: on the mountain / in the bearer of earth (mountain)
• dharādhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); epithet used as place/setting

• vārāṇasīm: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)
• vārāṇasīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāṇasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gataḥ: having gone / went
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with devaḥ

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (अनन्तरार्थक)

• ārabhat: began / commenced
• ārabhat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rabh (धातु) + ā (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, Aorist), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Ancient Cities
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It explicitly names Vārāṇasī, a major heritage city, showing how Purāṇic narrative participates in the long literary construction of its sacred prominence.

Which geographic location is identified?

Vārāṇasī (commonly identified with modern Varanasi/Kashi in Uttar Pradesh, India).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents patience and long-term discipline—twelve years of seeking—as part of the narrative logic of purification and resolution.