Varaha Purana 33.24: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 24

The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati

Devanagari script

विश्वेश्वराय देवाय शिवशम्भुभवाय च । कपर्दिने करालाय महादेवाय ते नमः ॥ ३३.२४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 33.24

Transliteration

viśveśvarāya devāya śivaśambhubhavāya ca | kapardine karālāya mahādevāya te namaḥ || 33.24 ||

Translation

విశ్వేశ్వర దేవుడైన, శివ-శంభు-భవుడైన, జటాధారియైన, కరాళ (భయంకర) స్వరూపుడైన మహాదేవా—నీకు నమస్కారం।

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Word by Word

• विश्वेश्वराय: to the Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• शिवशम्भुभवाय: to (him who is) Śiva, Śambhu, Bhava
• शिवशम्भुभवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + शम्भु + भव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine); नामत्रय-द्वन्द्वः (enumerative of epithets)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• कपर्दिने: to the matted-haired one
• कपर्दिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine); कपर्दिन् = जटाधर (wearer of matted hair)

• करालाय: to the terrifying one
• करालाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कराल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• महादेवाय: to the Great God
• महादेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Dative singular masculine)

• ते: to you / your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Genitive singular: ‘of you/your’; enclitic)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः; नमः (salutation particle)

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Śaivism
• Sanskrit Hymnology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic hymn-style diction (stuti) through a compact sequence of epithets, reflecting how later Sanskrit literature catalogues divine names as a mode of theological description and literary devotion.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a theological salutation rather than a sacred-geography reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models a philosophical posture of humility and reverential address—using disciplined speech and respectful naming—rather than issuing a direct ethical command.