Varaha Purana 21.33: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

गायत्री च धनुस्तस्य ओङ्कारो गुण एव च । स्वराः सप्त शरास्तस्य देवदेवस्य सुव्रत ॥ २१.३४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.33

Transliteration

gāyatrī ca dhanus tasya oṅkāro guṇa eva ca | svarāḥ sapta śarās tasya devadevasya suvrata || 21.34 ||

Translation

伽耶垂为其弓；唵字（Oṅkāra）即其弓弦。七音（svara）为彼天中之天之箭——噢，Suvratā。

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Word by Word

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī (meter/mantra)
• गायत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• ओङ्कारः: Oṃkāra (the syllable Oṃ)
• ओङ्कारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• गुणः: bowstring / cord (guṇa)
• गुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• स्वराः: notes/tones (Vedic accents)
• स्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral (संख्या), indeclinable-like numeral used as adjective; qualifying ‘svarāḥ/śarāḥ’

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• देव-देवस्य: of the god of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Philology
• Sacred Acoustics
• Indic Metre

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of mapping sonic/metrical elements (Gāyatrī, Oṃ, the seven notes) onto divine weapon imagery, illustrating how mantra, metre, and aesthetics were integrated into classical Sanskrit religious-literary expression.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily symbolic and acoustical (mantra and musical notes).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical instruction: sacred sound (Oṃ, Gāyatrī, and ordered tones) is presented as a disciplined, potent principle—framed through the imagery of bow, string, and arrows.