Varaha Purana 21.85: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

तत्र दाक्षायणीपुत्राः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । वसवोऽष्टौ च रुद्राश्च आदित्या मरुतस्तथा ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.85

Transliteration

tatra dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | vasavo'ṣṭau ca rudrāś ca ādityā marutas tathā ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เทพทั้งปวง—พร้อมด้วยพระอินทร์—เป็นโอรสของทักษายณี: วสุทั้งแปด รุทรทั้งหลาย อาทิตยะทั้งหลาย และมรุตทั้งหลายด้วย

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• dākṣāyaṇī-putrāḥ: sons of Dākṣāyaṇī
• dākṣāyaṇī-putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dākṣāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): 'dākṣāyaṇyāḥ putrāḥ'

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'devāḥ' etc.

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sa-vāsavāḥ: together with the Vāsavas/Indras
• sa-vāsavāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय-सह) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); अव्ययीभाव: 'vāsavaiḥ saha' / 'including Vāsavas (Indras)'

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral qualifying 'vasavaḥ'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• rudrāḥ: the Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• ādityāḥ: the Ādityas
• ādityāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• marutaḥ: the Maruts
• marutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: also / likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit); default Varāha–Pṛthivī frame not directly visible

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Hindu Deity Taxonomy
• Ancient Genealogical Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such lists standardize divine taxonomies across Purāṇic literature, aiding comparative study of mythic cosmology and textual interrelationships.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named; the passage is classificatory.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction; the emphasis is on cosmological ordering and lineage.