Varaha Purana 82.1: Adhyaya 82, Shloka 1

The Descent of the Rivers: The Sky-Gaṅgā and Her Fourfold Division

Devanagari script

रुद्र उवाच ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 82.1

Transliteration

rudra uvāca |

Translation

రుద్రుడు పలికెను.

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Word by Word

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st case), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Rudra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Speaker attributions (“X uvāca”) preserve dialogic layering typical of Purāṇic composition and help map narrative authority within the text.

Which geographic location is identified?

None in this line; it functions as a speech-introduction.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

None explicitly; the verse establishes the dialogic setting for subsequent geographic/cosmological teaching.