Varaha Purana 22.28: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 28

Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding

Devanagari script

अतोऽन्यजन्मभर्त्ता मे रुद्रो दक्षमखान्तकः । इदानीं तपसा सैव ध्यातोऽभूद्गतिभावनः ॥ २२.२८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 22.28

Transliteration

ato ’nyajanmabharttā me rudro dakṣamakhāntakaḥ | idānīṃ tapasā saiva dhyāto ’bhūd gatibhāvanaḥ || 22.28 ||

Translation

అందువల్ల నా పూర్వజన్మ భర్త, దక్షయజ్ఞాంతకుడైన రుద్రుడు, ఇప్పుడు ఆమె తపస్సుతో ధ్యేయమై గతి ప్రసాదకుడయ్యెను।

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Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/for this reason)

• anya-janma-bhartā: husband in another birth
• anya-janma-bhartā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya + janman + bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'anyasya janmanaḥ bhartā' (husband in another birth)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dakṣa-makha-antakaḥ: destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice
• dakṣa-makha-antakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa + makha + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'dakṣasya makhasya antakaḥ' (destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice)

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• dhyātaḥ: meditated upon
• dhyātaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः (as 'was meditated upon')

• abhūt: became / was
• abhūt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/भूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• gati-bhāvanaḥ: bestower of destiny/paths
• gati-bhāvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati + bhāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'gatīnāṃ bhāvanaḥ' (promoter/bestower of paths/destiny)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default, as explicit speaker is not given in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Intertext
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic cross-reference to the widely circulated Dakṣa-yajña narrative, showing how Varāha Purāṇa participates in shared mythic-historiographical memory across Purāṇic corpora.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on a mythic event (Dakṣa’s sacrifice) rather than a site description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined ascetic practice and sustained contemplation (tapas, dhyāna) as a means of shaping one’s course (gati), presented as a philosophical motif rather than a prescriptive command.