Varaha Purana 2.47: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 47

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmogonic Genealogies and Rudra’s Emergence

Devanagari script

योऽसौ रुद्रेति विख्यातः पुत्रः क्रोधसमुद्भवः । भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात् तस्य ललाटात् परमेष्ठिनः ॥ २.४६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.47

Transliteration

yo'sau rudreti vikhyātaḥ putraḥ krodhasamudbhavaḥ | bhrukuṭīkuṭilāt tasya lalāṭāt parameṣṭhinaḥ || 2.46 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

وہ بیٹا جو ‘رُدر’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے، غضب سے پیدا ہوا—پرَمیشٹھِن کے ماتھے پر بھنویں سکیڑنے سے بننے والی ٹیڑھی شکن سے۔

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• असौ: that (one)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रुद्र: Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-पूर्वपद (name in quotation)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• इति: thus / called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: इति (अव्यय)

• विख्यातः: is renowned
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त-क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (renowned/known)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त)

• पुत्रः: son
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (apposition to Rudra)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्रोधसमुद्भवः: born from anger
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (arisen from anger)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: क्रोध + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)

• भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्: from the furrowed brow
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘भ्रुकुट्या कुटिलात्’ (from the furrowed brow)
• Role: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Root: भ्रुकुटी + कुटिल (प्रातिपदिक)

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ललाटात्: from the forehead
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Apadana (अपादान)
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)

• परमेष्ठिनः: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (of the Supreme Lord/Brahmā)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• योऽसौ → यः + असौ
• रुद्रेति → रुद्रः + इति (visarga-lopa before vowel)
• क्रोधसमुद्भवः → क्रोध + समुद्भवः
• भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात् → भ्रुकुटी + कुटिलात्

Speaker and setting

Raudra and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Mythic Psychology Of Cosmos

Subjects

CosmologyGenealogyMythic Etiology

Core idea

Even fierce forces (Rudra) originate within the cosmic mind; anger, when subordinated to dharma, becomes transformative rather than merely destructive.

In practice

Transmute personal anger into disciplined energy for protection of dharma—act from principle, not ego-reactivity.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Sanskrit Philology
• Mythography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a deity (Rudra) emerges from the creator’s affect (anger) and bodily locus (forehead/brow), illustrating how emotions are narrated as generative forces within Purāṇic genealogies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily cosmogonic and genealogical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical implication is that mental states (such as anger) are portrayed as causally potent in cosmological narratives, encouraging reflective awareness of affect in broader Purāṇic discourse.