Shloka 11
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
Devanagari script
अभिषिक्तस्ततो देवैर्वरुणो5पि महायशा:
Transliteration
abhiṣiktas tato devair varuṇo 'pi mahāyaśāḥ
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：其后，声名显赫的伐楼那也由诸神为之灌顶——正式安立并尊崇于其应得之位，以经认可的权威仪式，昭示神圣秩序。
Word by Word
अभिषिक्तःanointed, consecrated
अभिषिक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिषिक्त (√सिच् + अभि, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
महायशाःof great fame, illustrious
महायशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहायशस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)द
देवाः (the gods)व
वरुण (Varuṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority is affirmed through sanctioned consecration: even divine roles are established in harmony with cosmic order (ṛta), suggesting that power should be grounded in rightful appointment and moral governance rather than mere force.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that, after preceding events, the gods perform an abhiṣeka (consecration) for Varuṇa as well, marking his formal installation and recognition as an illustrious deity within the divine order.