Varaha Purana 21.13: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा स्वयं मरीच्यस्तु बभूव अन्ये तथापरे । अत्रिस्तु यज्ञकर्मस्थ आग्नीध्रस्त्वङ्गिरा भवत् ॥ २१.१४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.13

Transliteration

brahmā svayaṁ marīcyas tu babhūva, anye tathāpare | atris tu yajñakarmastha āgnīdhras tv aṅgirā bhavat || 21.14 ||

Translation

梵天自身亦在其间；摩利支以及其他尊胜者亦然。阿特利（Atri）从事祭祀之业，而安吉罗娑（Aṅgiras）担任护火之职——阿格尼陀罗（Āgnīdhra）。

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Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic/reflexive adverb)

• marīciḥ: Marīci
• marīciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tu: but/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (contrastive particle)

• babhūva: became/was
• babhūva: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (लिट्/perfect), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya adverb (manner)

• apare: others (further)
• apare: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; in apposition to anye

• atriḥ: Atri
• atriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta

• yajña-karmasthaḥ: engaged in sacrificial duties
• yajña-karmasthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña + karma + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of atriḥ; ‘stationed in sacrificial work’

• āgnīdhraḥ: the Āgnīdhra (priest)
• āgnīdhraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgnīdhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; name of a priestly office

• tu: and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta

• aṅgirāḥ: Aṅgiras
• aṅgirāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (Vedic-style nom. in -āḥ for -as); subject

• abhavat: was/became
• abhavat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (लङ्/imperfect), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic archival mode: listing primordial seers and ritual roles to situate cosmological history within recognized lineages and sacrificial culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on persons/lineages rather than a tīrtha or region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; it foregrounds continuity of knowledge through seer lineages and the cultural importance of disciplined ritual practice (yajña-karma).