Varaha Purana 33.17: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 17

The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati

Devanagari script

भूतवेतालजुष्टाय महाभोगोपवीतिने । भीमाट्टहासवक्त्राय कपर्दिन् स्थाणवे नमः ॥ ३३.१७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 33.17

Transliteration

bhūtavetālajuṣṭāya mahābhogopavītine | bhīmāṭṭahāsavaktrāya kapardin sthāṇave namaḥ || 33.17 ||

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่สถาณุ (พระศิวะ)—ผู้มีภูตะและเวตาลเป็นบริวาร ผู้ทรงงูใหญ่เป็นอุปวีตะ (สายศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ผู้มีพระพักตร์พร้อมเสียงหัวเราะอันน่าเกรงขาม และผู้เป็นกปัรทิน ผู้ทรงชฎา

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Word by Word

• bhūtavetālajuṣṭāya: to the one frequented by spirits and vetālas
• bhūtavetālajuṣṭāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta + vetāla + juṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण 'juṣṭa' (PPP of √juṣ) in तत्पुरुष: 'भूत-वेतालैः जुष्टः' (frequented by spirits and vetālas)

• mahābhogopavītine: to him whose sacred thread is a great serpent
• mahābhogopavītine: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhoga + upavītin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'महाभोगम् उपवीतं यस्य' / 'महाभोग-उपवीतिन्' (having a great serpent as sacred thread)

• bhīmāṭṭahāsavaktrāya: to him whose face bears a dreadful loud laugh
• bhīmāṭṭahāsavaktrāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma + aṭṭahāsa + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'भीमः अट्टहासः यस्य वक्त्रे' (whose face has a terrible loud laugh)

• kapardin: O Kapardin (wearer of braided hair)
• kapardin: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapardin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); epithet used in apposition (प्रथमा-सम्बोधनार्थ)

• sthāṇave: to Sthāṇu (the immovable one)
• sthāṇave: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), obeisance particle (नमस्कारार्थक)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Śaiva Traditions
• Sanskrit Hymnology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a compact set of Śaiva epithets typical of Purāṇic hymnology, useful for tracing the development of Śiva’s iconographic and theological descriptors (e.g., bhūta-vetāla attendants, matted hair, and the epithet Sthāṇu) across Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as an invocation describing a deity through epithets rather than mapping sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys a philosophical-linguistic act of reverential address (namaḥ) and does not present a direct ethical injunction; its instructional value lies in emphasizing disciplined speech and respectful invocation within a cultural-literary setting.