Shloka 22

Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha

Devanagari script

एकदा भगवान्देवो वृषभेश्वरवाहनः । विश्वेश्वरो वाराणस्यां दृष्टः स्पृष्टो नमस्कृतः

Transliteration

ekadā bhagavāndevo vṛṣabheśvaravāhanaḥ | viśveśvaro vārāṇasyāṃ dṛṣṭaḥ spṛṣṭo namaskṛtaḥ

Translation

ایک بار بھگوان دیو—بیل پر سوار، وِرشبھیشور-واہن—وشویشور کو وارانسی میں دیکھا؛ عقیدت سے چھوا اور سجدۂ نمسکار کیا۔

Word by Word

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) — time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता) — subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता) — apposition to subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वृषभेश्वरवाहनः: whose vehicle is Vṛṣabheśvara (the bull)
• वृषभेश्वरवाहनः: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier of subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषभ + ईश्वर + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): वृषभ-ईश्वरस्य वाहनः/वृषभेश्वरः (नन्दी) यस्य वाहनम् इति

• विश्वेश्वरः: Lord of the universe (Viśveśvara)
• विश्वेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता) — apposition to subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive): विश्वस्य ईश्वरः

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) — location
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Karma (कर्म) — patient (in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘he was seen’

• स्पृष्टः: was touched
• स्पृष्टः: Karma (कर्म) — patient (in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) → स्पृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नमस्कृतः: was saluted
• नमस्कृतः: Karma (कर्म) — patient (in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Padma Purana context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भगवान्देवो = भगवान् + देवः; वृषभेश्वरवाहनः = वृषभेश्वर + वाहनः; वाराणस्यां (no split); (implicit) subject continued across predicates: दृष्टः/स्पृष्टः/नमस्कृतः.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Viśveśvara
• Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

FAQs

Who is referred to as Viśveśvara in this verse?

Viśveśvara (“Lord of the Universe”) is a celebrated name of Śiva, especially associated with Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).

What devotional acts are highlighted in the verse?

The verse emphasizes darśana (seeing the deity), sparśa (reverential touch), and namaskāra (salutation), presenting a simple sequence of embodied devotion.

What does mentioning Vārāṇasī imply in Padma Purana context?

It signals the sanctity of Kāśī as a major tīrtha, where divine presence is affirmed and devotional encounter is portrayed as spiritually significant.