Varaha Purana 95.42: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

मनोजवे जये जृम्भे भीमाक्षि क्षुभितक्षये । महामारि विचित्राङ्गे गेयनृत्यप्रिये शुभे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 95.42

Transliteration

manojave jaye jṛmbhe bhīmākṣi kṣubhitakṣaye | mahāmāri vicitrāṅge geyanṛtyapriye śubhe ||

Translation

โอ ผู้เร็วประหนึ่งความคิด; โอ ชัยา (ผู้เป็นชัยชนะ); โอ ชฤมภา; โอ ภีมักษี; โอ ผู้ทำลายความปั่นป่วน; โอ มหามารี ผู้เป็นอุปัทวะใหญ่; โอ ผู้มีอวัยวะวิจิตรพิสดาร; โอ ผู้โปรดเพลงและรำ; โอ ผู้เป็นมงคล

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Word by Word

• manojave: O swift as the mind
• manojave: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manojava (प्रातिपदिक; मनस्+जव)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (gender as epithet; form = voc. sg.); तत्पुरुष-समासः (मनसः जवः)

• jaye: O Victory
• jaye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (as goddess-epithet)

• jṛmbhe: O Yawning/Expanding one
• jṛmbhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jṛmbhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• bhīmākṣi: O terrible-eyed one
• bhīmākṣi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmākṣi (प्रातिपदिक; भीम+अक्षि)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कर्मधारय-समासः (भीमम् अक्षि यस्याः)

• kṣubhitakṣaye: O one whose destruction is stirred/violent
• kṣubhitakṣaye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣubhitakṣaya (प्रातिपदिक; क्षुभित+क्षय)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कर्मधारय-समासः (क्षुभितः क्षयः यस्याः/क्षयः क्षुभितः)

• mahāmāri: O great pestilence/plague (goddess)
• mahāmāri: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāmāri (प्रातिपदिक; महा+मारी)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कर्मधारय-समासः

• vicitrāṅge: O one of wondrous limbs
• vicitrāṅge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicitrāṅga (प्रातिपदिक; विचित्र+अङ्ग)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; कर्मधारय-समासः

• geya-nṛtya-priye: O lover of song and dance
• geya-nṛtya-priye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geya+nṛtya+priya (प्रातिपदिक; गेय+नृत्य+प्रिय)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गेयस्य नृत्यस्य वा प्रिया)

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhā/śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

Speaker

Rudra

Tags

• Purāṇic Hymns
• Sanskrit Cultural History
• Ritual Healing Motifs
• Philological Notes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines protective/affliction-related epithets with references to performance (song and dance), showing how Purāṇic praise can integrate social-cultural practices into theological description.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is a list of epithets.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implicitly values disciplined celebration (song/dance) and the aspiration for the removal of agitation and harm.