Varaha Purana 97.27: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

गत्वा हरिहरक्षेत्रं स्नात्वा देवाङ्गदे तथा॥ सोमेश्वरं समभ्यर्च्य गतोऽसौ चक्रतीर्थकम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.27

Transliteration

gatvā harihara-kṣetraṃ snātvā devāṅgade tathā || someśvaraṃ samabhyarcya gato 'sau cakra-tīrthakam ||

Translation

Udawszy się do Harihara-kṣetra i wykąpawszy się również w Devāṅgada, i oddawszy cześć Someśvarze, udał się do Cakra-tīrthy.

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Word by Word

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव); prior action

• harihara-kṣetram: Harihara sacred place
• harihara-kṣetram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘field/holy place of Hari and Hara’ (हरिहरयोः क्षेत्रम्)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• devāṅgade: at Devāṅgada
• devāṅgade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devāṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); place-name

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• someśvaram: Someśvara (a deity)
• someśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘Lord Soma/with Soma’ (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु) + sam- + abhi- (उपसर्ग) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यबन्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• gataḥ: 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)

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• cakra-tīrthakam: Cakra-tīrthaka
• cakra-tīrthakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrthaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘Cakra-tīrthaka’ (name of a tīrtha)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Pilgrimage Studies
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reads like an itinerary, valuable for reconstructing how Purāṇic texts encode networks of sites (kṣetra, tīrtha, īśvara-shrines) into a single narrative arc.

Which geographic location is identified?

Harihara-kṣetra, Devāṅgada, Someśvara (shrine), and Cakra-tīrtha are named; precise modern identifications vary and require cross-comparison with regional māhātmyas and gazetteers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models orderly pilgrimage conduct—travel, bathing, and respectful worship—presented as culturally normative actions within the narrative.