Varaha Purana 73.48: Adhyaya 73, Shloka 48

Rudra’s Hymn: Vision of Nārāyaṇa, the Emergence of the Ādityas, and the Mutual Boon of Hari and Hara

Devanagari script

मदांशो द्वादशो यस्तु विष्णुनामा महीतले । अवतीर्णो भवन्तं तु आराधयति शंकर ॥ ७३.४८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 73.48

Transliteration

madāṁśo dvādaśo yastu viṣṇunāmā mahītale | avatīrṇo bhavantaṁ tu ārādhayati śaṁkara || 73.48 ||

Translation

హే శంకరా! నా ద్వాదశాంశమైన ‘విష్ణు’ అనే నామధారి భూమిపై అవతరించి, మిమ్మల్ని ఆరాధిస్తున్నాడు।

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• मत्-अंशः: my portion
• मत्-अंशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्- अंश (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: मत्(=मद्) + अंश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• द्वादशः: twelfth
• द्वादशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (qualifying अंशः)

• यः: who/which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• विष्णुनामा: named Viṣṇu
• विष्णुनामा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: विष्णु + नामन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (one named Viṣṇu)

• महीतले: on the surface of the earth
• महीतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-तल (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: मही + तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• अवतीर्णः: descended
• अवतीर्णः: Karta (कर्ता; participle agreeing with यः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: अवतरितः (descended)

• भवन्तम्: you (honored)
• भवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-सम्बोधनप्रयोगः (honorific ‘you’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक निपात (particle)

• आराधयति: worships/propitiates
• आराधयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per primary dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Śaivism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy of presenting interlinked sectarian traditions (Hari-Hara motifs), documenting how devotional authority and sacred personae are harmonized within narrative theology.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse specifies a general setting—mahītale (“on the earth”)—without naming a particular pilgrimage site or region that can be securely mapped to a modern location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the philosophical instruction of reverential worship (ārādhana) and respectful recognition across traditions, presented through the narrative image of a divine descent honoring Śaṅkara.