Varaha Purana 13.4 — Adhyaya 13, Shloka 4

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

तत्र दैत्यान्तकृद् देवः प्रोच्यते तीर्थचिन्तकैः । आराधयामास हरिं दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम् ॥ १३.४ ॥

Transliteration

tatra daityāntakṛd devaḥ procyate tīrthacintakaiḥ | ārādhayāmāsa hariṃ daityasūdana-saṃjñitam || 13.4 ||

Translation

Tại đó, vị thần được những người quán niệm về các thánh địa (tīrtha) gọi là “Đấng diệt Daitya”. Ngay nơi ấy, ông đã thờ phụng Hari, đấng mang danh “Kẻ sát diệt Daitya”.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दैत्यान्तकृत्: slayer of demons
• दैत्यान्तकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + अन्तकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानाम् अन्तं करोति इति)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रोच्यते: is called / is said
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive/कर्मणि), प्र-उपसर्ग

• तीर्थचिन्तकैः: by the thinkers/knowers of tīrthas
• तीर्थचिन्तकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + चिन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थस्य चिन्तकाः)

• आराधयामास: worshipped, propitiated
• आराधयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आ-उपसर्ग

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम्: named ‘Demon-slayer’
• दैत्यसूदनसंज्ञितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्यसूदन + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (संज्ञित = ‘named’); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यसूदन इति संज्ञितम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Prabhāsa tīrtha (site of ‘Dait(y)āntakṛt’/‘Daityasūdana’ Hari)","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Hari as Daityasūdana is a general Vaiṣṇava epithet; no specific Kṛṣṇa-līlā foreshadowing stated."}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of place (kṣetra-devatā)","core_concept":"A tīrtha is not merely water/land; it is defined by the presiding divine presence and the living tradition that remembers and names that presence.","practical_application":"Approach pilgrimage sites with informed remembrance (nāma, rūpa, guṇa) of the presiding deity; worship becomes more focused when tied to the site’s specific form."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Pilgrimage Culture","Theology (descriptive, non-prescriptive)"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vīra

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: tīrtha with a named presiding form of Hari

Cross References

Related Themes: 13.13.3 (arrival at Prabhāsa); 13.13.5 (continuation of worship; Mārkaṇḍeya arrives)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At Prabhāsa, the sage performs worship to Hari as ‘Daityasūdana,’ while tīrtha-knowers speak of the deity as the ‘Ender of the Daityas.’","item_prompts":["simple shrine or liṅga-like tīrtha-marker with Vaiṣṇava symbols","Hari iconography (cakra, śaṅkha) implied","sage offering flowers/water","a small group of tīrtha-cintakas gesturing in explanation"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Hari as Daityasūdana with subdued martial aura, sage in worship posture, attendants as learned tīrtha-cintakas; rich reds/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Daityasūdana Hari with gold-leaf ornaments, prominent cakra-śaṅkha, sage at feet offering, decorative arch framing the tīrtha.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined deity figure with gentle but powerful expression, detailed pūjā vessels, soft background indicating sacred waters.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: compact shrine by water, narrative grouping—sage worshipping, two or three elders pointing out the deity’s epithet; crisp lines, cool palette."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional with heroic undertone","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, affirmative"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of cataloguing sacred sites through named epithets and local theological memory, indicating how tīrthas were interpreted and transmitted by specialized commentators (tīrtha-cintakas).

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse indicates a specific ‘there’ (tatra) within a larger tīrtha description, but the precise place-name is not present in this excerpt; identification requires adjoining verses in Adhyāya 13.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage primarily conveys a cultural-philosophical instruction about venerating sacred places through reflective engagement (cintā) and disciplined worship (ārādhana), rather than issuing a direct moral injunction.