Varaha Purana 95.47: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 47

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Devanagari script

विकरालमुखी देवि ज्वालामुखि नमोऽस्तु ते । सर्वसत्त्वहिते देवि सर्वदेवि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.47

Transliteration

vikarālamukhī devi jvālāmukhi namo’stu te | sarvasattvahite devi sarvadevi namo’stu te ||

Translation

ఓ వికరాళముఖీ దేవీ, ఓ జ్వాలాముఖీ, నీకు నమస్కారం. ఓ సర్వసత్త్వహితే దేవీ, ఓ సర్వదేవీ, నీకు నమస్కారం.

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Word by Word

• विकरालमुखी: O fierce-faced one
• विकरालमुखी: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकराल-मुखी (प्रातिपदिक; विकराल + मुखिन्/मुखी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (vocative sense)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ज्वालामुखि: O flame-mouthed one
• ज्वालामुखि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला-मुखि (प्रातिपदिक; ज्वाला + मुखि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (interjection of salutation)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वसत्त्वहिते: O benefactress of all beings
• सर्वसत्त्वहिते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सत्त्व-हित (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + सत्त्व + हित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘सर्वसत्त्वानां हिते’ (for the welfare of all beings)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वदेवि: O Goddess of all (goddesses)
• सर्वदेवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देवी (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Rudra (implied continuation of stuti; explicit in 95.53)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Śākta Elements
• Sanskrit Hymnology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic hymn-style register (stuti) using characteristic epithets for the Goddess, reflecting the integration of Śākta vocabulary within broader Purāṇic transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on divine epithets rather than place-description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds an ethic of universal welfare (sarvasattvahita), presenting benevolence toward all beings as a defining divine attribute.