Varaha Purana 144.107: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 107

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

उवाच परमप्रीतस्तदा शम्भुः स्मयन्निव ।। तपस्यसि किमिच्छन्तस्त्वं कर्ता जगतां प्रभुः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.107

Transliteration

uvāca paramaprītas tadā śambhuḥ smayann iva || tapasyasi kim icchan tvaṁ kartā jagatāṁ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

शिव जी खुश हो गए और मुस्कुराते हुए बोले। तुम तो दुनिया के मालिक हो, सब कुछ बनाने वाले हो। फिर भी इतनी बड़ी तपस्या क्यों कर रहे हो? क्या चाहिए तुम्हे?

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Word by Word

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• parama-prītaḥ: supremely delighted
• parama-prītaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + prīta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya (‘supremely pleased’); Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘śambhuḥ’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (kālārtha)

• śambhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• smayan: smiling
• smayan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Participial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smi (स्मि/स्मय् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agreeing with ‘śambhuḥ’

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā-particle (comparison)

• tapasyasi: you perform austerity
• tapasyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tapas (तपस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• kim: what? / why?
• kim: Karma (कर्म/Object; interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Interrogative pronoun), Napuṁsaka, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana; used adverbially (‘why/what’)

• icchan: desiring
• icchan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Participial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agreeing with ‘tvaṁ’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (Pronoun), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana

• kartā: creator; doer
• kartā: Karta (कर्ता/Agent; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartar (कर्तृ; √kṛ + तृच्)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Agent noun (तृच्), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘tvam’

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka (Neuter), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• prabhuḥ: lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘tvam’

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaishnavism
• Shaivism (dialogue context)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the Purāṇic method of exploring doctrine through courteous questioning, presenting theology as dialogic inquiry rather than simple proclamation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in the verse itself; the surrounding context in this chapter connects the scene to the Gaṇḍakī sacred region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames tapas as purposeful discipline and invites reflection on intention (icchā) behind practice, even for cosmically authoritative figures.