Varaha Purana 71.21: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 21

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

मारीच उवाच । शाण्डिल्य शोभनं वक्ष्ये पिता ते गौतमो मुनिः । तम् अनुक्त्वा न गच्छामस् तपश् चर्तुं तपोवनम् ॥ ७१.२१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 71.21

Transliteration

mārīca uvāca | śāṇḍilya śobhanaṃ vakṣye pitā te gautamo muniḥ | tam anuktvā na gacchāmas tapaś cartuṃ tapovanam || 71.21 ||

Translation

Mārīca sprach: „O Śāṇḍilya, ich will dir etwas Heilsames sagen: Dein Vater ist der Weise Gautama. Ohne ihn zu unterrichten, werden wir nicht in den Tapovana, den Wald der Askese, gehen, um Tapas zu üben.“

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Word by Word

• mārīcaḥ: Mārīca
• mārīcaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (sg)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg); परस्मैपद

• śāṇḍilya: O Śāṇḍilya
• śāṇḍilya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṇḍilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (sg)

• śobhanam: something auspicious/good
• śobhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg); object of 'vakṣye'

• vakṣye: I will tell
• vakṣye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन (sg); परस्मैपद

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (sg)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (sg); 2nd person pronoun

• gautamaḥ: Gautama
• gautamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (sg); apposition to 'pitā'

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (sg); apposition

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg)

• anuktvā: without informing (him)
• anuktvā: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: an√vac (धातु; negated)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive) with privative prefix an-; 'without telling/without speaking (to him)'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• gacchāmaḥ: we go
• gacchāmaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन (pl); परस्मैपद

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg); object of 'cartum'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• artum: to perform/practice
• artum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ṛ (धातु; here in sense 'to do/perform' via √car/√vṛt?; textual variant likely 'cartum')
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); in context 'to practice/perform' (edition reads 'cartum' = √car tumun)

• tapovanam: the penance-grove / forest hermitage
• tapovanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapo-vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'tapasāṃ vanam' (forest of austerities)

Speaker

Mārīca

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative ethic: ascetic practice (tapas) is framed within social and lineage obligations, emphasizing consultation with elders or guardians as part of disciplined conduct.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym is named; “tapovana” denotes a generic ‘forest/grove of austerities,’ a standard literary setting for ascetic practice rather than a uniquely identifiable site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Undertaking ascetic life should not be done impulsively or secretly; one should inform the appropriate authority figure (here, the father Gautama) before departing for disciplined practice.