Varaha Purana 21.67: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 67
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva-Stuti within Varāha–Pṛthivī Dialogue Framework
नमस्त्रिनेत्रार्त्तिहाराय शम्भो त्रिशूलपाणे विकृतास्यरूप । समस्तदेवेश्वर शुद्धभाव प्रसीद रुद्राच्युत सर्वभाव ॥ २१.६८ ॥
namas trinetrārttiharāya śambho triśūlapāṇe vikṛtāsyarūpa | samastadeveśvara śuddhabhāva prasīda rudrācyuta sarvabhāva || 21.68 ||
namastrinetrArttiharAya shaMbho trishUlapANe vikRRitAsyarUpa | samastadeveshvara shuddhabhAva prasIda rudrAchyuta sarvabhAva || 21.68 ||
اے شَمبھو! تین آنکھوں والے، رنج و کرب دور کرنے والے—آپ کو نمسکار۔ اے ترشول بردار، ہیبت ناک چہرہ اختیار کرنے والے! تمام دیوتاؤں کے اِیشور، پاکیزہ باطن—مہربان ہوں؛ اے رُدر، اے اَچُیوت، سراپا ہمہ صفات!
Sandhi Notes
- नमस्त्रिनेत्रार्त्तिहाराय = नमः + त्रिनेत्रार्त्तिहाराय (visarga sandhi)
- रुद्राच्युत = रुद्र + अच्युत
Varāha
The same supreme can be praised as Śiva (Rudra/Śambhu) and Viṣṇu (Acyuta), indicating a unitive vision of īśvara.
Cultivate non-sectarian devotion: honor diverse divine names while holding a steady focus on purity of intention (śuddha-bhāva).
The stuti collapses sectarian boundaries by addressing the supreme as Rudra/Śambhu and Acyuta simultaneously, implying one all-pervading īśvara behind multiple nāma-rūpa.
Tri-netra and tri-śūla evoke cosmic functions (creation-preservation-dissolution) and the Lord as controller of the three guṇas/three times; ‘sarva-bhāva’ signals totality of manifestation.
Name-and-form plurality over a single brahman/īśvara; saguna epithets as pedagogical pointers to the same ultimate reality.
Adjacent stuti verses (21.21.69–71) continuing Rudra-myth allusions and protective petitions
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic stuti style and the use of shared epithets (e.g., Rudra and Acyuta) that scholars often cite when discussing theological convergence and fluid deity-identification in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is a hymn of praise focused on divine attributes rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds humility and the pursuit of śuddha-bhāva (purity of intent/disposition) as a philosophical posture, expressed through respectful address and a request for prasāda (grace/clarity).
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