Varaha Purana 21.79: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 79

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

ध्रुवं पाशुपतिर्देव त्वं लोके ख्यातिमेष्यति । अयं च देवस्त्वन्नाम्ना लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति । आराध्यश्च समस्तानां देवादीनां गमिष्यसि ॥ २१.८० ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.79

Transliteration

dhruvaṁ pāśupatir deva tvaṁ loke khyātim eṣyati | ayaṁ ca devas tvannāmnā loke khyātiṁ gamiṣyati | ārādhyas ca samastānāṁ devādīnāṁ gamiṣyasi || 21.80 ||

Translation

แน่นอน โอ้เทวะ ท่านจักมีชื่อเสียงในโลกในนาม “ปาศุปติ”; และเทวองค์นี้ก็จักมีชื่อเสียงในโลกด้วยนามของท่าน; และท่านจักเป็นผู้ควรบูชาของเทพทั้งหลายและสรรพอื่นทั้งปวง

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Word by Word

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable usage of adjective: certainly)

• पाशुपतिः: Paśupati
• पाशुपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पशूनां पतिः)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एष्यति: will attain / will come to
• एष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वत्-नाम्ना: by your name
• त्वत्-नाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत् = तव)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will go to / will attain
• गमिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• आराध्यः: worthy to be worshipped
• आराध्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृत् (ण्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण—“to be worshipped”

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• समस्तानाम्: of all
• समस्तानाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवादीनाम्)

• देव-आदीनाम्: of gods and others
• देव-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवाः आदयः येषाम्)

• गमिष्यसि: you will become / you will attain (that state)
• गमिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not indicated in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Varāha Purāṇa
• IAST Transliteration
• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava Syncretism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary strategy of legitimizing divine epithets and cultic prestige through prophecy-like statements of future renown, illustrating interlinked Śaiva and broader Purāṇic devotional vocabularies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on fame (khyāti) and honor (ārādhya) rather than sacred topography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes the cultural-ethical notion of honoring what is regarded as worthy of reverence (ārādhya), framing respect and recognition as central social-religious values without prescribing coercive obligation.