Varaha Purana 21.50: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 50

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Transition (Hari’s Departure / Travel Motif)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा गरुत्मन्तमारुरोह हरिस्तदा । शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासाः जनार्दनः ॥ २१.५१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.50

Transliteration

evam uktvā garutmantaṃ āruroha haris tadā | śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ || 21.51 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

یوں کہہ کر ہری تب گَرُت مان پر سوار ہوا؛ شَنکھ، چکر اور گدا ہاتھوں میں لیے، زرد پوشاک والا جناردن۔

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• uktvā: having said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यबन्त); having said
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)

• garutmantaṃ: Garutmān (Garuḍa)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: garutmant (गरुत्मन्त् प्रातिपदिक)

• āruroha: mounted/ascended
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: ruh (रुह् धातु)

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: hari (हरि प्रातिपदिक)

• tadā: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: tadā (तदा अव्यय)

• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-pāṇiḥ: one whose hands hold conch, discus, and mace
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; बहुव्रीहि—“whose hands bear conch, discus, and mace”
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: śaṅkha + cakra + gadā + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिकानि)

• pīta-vāsāḥ: wearing yellow robes
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; बहुव्रीहि—“wearing yellow garments”
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: pīta + vāsas (प्रातिपदिकानि)

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: janārdana (जनार्दन प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• garutmantaṃ āruroha: anusvāra before vowel
• śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ and pītavāsāḥ are bahuvrīhi epithets in nominative singular agreeing with hariḥ/janārdanaḥ

Speaker and setting

Vira and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Mythic aerial passage

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti-ālambana (iconic contemplation)

Subjects

IconographyNarrativeVaishnava Theology

Core idea

Remembering the Lord with his emblems and vehicle steadies the mind and invokes protection; form (rūpa) serves as a doorway to the formless ground.

In practice

Use this iconography in japa/dhyāna: visualize pītāmbara Hari with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā on Garuḍa when seeking courage and clarity.

Symbolism of the boar

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Epic Style

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic narrative formula and iconographic description—Hari identified by conch, discus, and mace—useful for tracing shared literary and visual conventions across Vaiṣṇava sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions primarily as a narrative transition describing departure/movement (mounting Garuḍa).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical injunction is stated; the verse emphasizes recognizable attributes and orderly narrative progression (speech followed by action), serving descriptive and structural purposes within the chapter.