Varaha Purana 97.12: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 12

The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow

Devanagari script

यज्ञोपवीतं केशं तु महास्थ्नाक्षमणींस्तथा ॥ कपालशकलं चैकमसृक्पूर्णं करे स्थितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 97.12

Transliteration

yajñopavītaṁ keśaṁ tu mahāsthnākṣamaṇīṁs tathā || kapālaśakalaṁ caikam asṛkpūrṇaṁ kare sthitam ||

Translation

และ (พระองค์ทรงรับ) ยัชโญปวีต คือสายศักดิ์สิทธิ์ พร้อมทั้งเส้นผม และประคำใหญ่แห่งเมล็ดรุทรाक्षะ; ส่วนเศษกะโหลกชิ้นหนึ่งซึ่งเต็มด้วยโลหิตยังคงอยู่ในพระหัตถ์

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Word by Word

• यज्ञोपवीतम्: sacred thread
• यज्ञोपवीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + उपवीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• केशम्: a lock of hair
• केशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed / and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• महास्थ्नाक्षमणीम्: a great bone-bead/rosary (lit. great bone-eye gem)
• महास्थ्नाक्षमणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + अस्थि + अक्ष + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पाठभेद/समास: महा-अस्थि-अक्ष-मणि)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• कपालशकलम्: a fragment of skull
• कपालशकलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपाल + शकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कपालशकलम्)

• असृक्पूर्णम्: filled with blood
• असृक्पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असृक् + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कपालशकलम्)

• करे: in (his) hand
• करे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated / held
• स्थितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as predicate adjective to (कपालशकलम्)

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva Traditions
• Ascetic Material Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents emblematic items (thread, beads, skull) that help scholars trace ascetic iconography and ritual identifiers across Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new place is named in this verse; it remains within the Mahendra episode context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies a disciplined assumption of signs and restraints associated with expiation and self-regulation.