Varaha Purana 25.32: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 32

The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा हरो देवान् विसृज्य स्वाङ्गसंस्थिताम् । शक्तिं संक्षोभयामास पुत्रहेतोः परंतप ॥ २५.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 25.32

Transliteration

evam uktvā haro devān visṛjya svāṅga-saṃsthitām | śaktiṃ saṃkṣobhayāmāsa putra-hetoḥ paraṃtapa || 25.32 ||

Translation

शिव ने देवताओं को बोलके भेज दिया। फिर अपने शरीर में जो शक्ति थी, उस्से हिला दिया। यह सब बेटा पाने के लिए किया।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √vac (वच्), ‘having said’

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• visṛjya: having dismissed
• visṛjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + sṛj (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यबन्त/ल्यप्), from √sṛj (सृज्) with prefix vi-, ‘having dismissed/released’

• svāṅga-saṃsthitām: situated in his own body
• svāṅga-saṃsthitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of śaktim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: svāṅga-saṃsthitā = ‘situated in/within his own body’ (स्वाङ्गे संस्थिता)

• śaktim: power/energy (Śakti)
• śaktim: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃkṣobhayāmāsa: he agitated/stirred
• saṃkṣobhayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + kṣubh (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Verb (तिङन्त): Causative (णिजन्त) of √kṣubh (क्षुभ्) with prefix sam-; Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन)

• putra-hetoḥ: for the sake of a son
• putra-hetoḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी) Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: putra-hetu = ‘cause/purpose of a son’ (पुत्रस्य हेतुः)

• paraṃtapa: O scorcher of foes
• paraṃtapa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraṃtapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन); Bahuvrīhi epithet: ‘one who scorches enemies’ (परान् तपति)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: integrating Śaiva cosmological motifs (Hara–Śakti dynamics) within a broader mythic genealogy, reflecting the interwoven sectarian and literary layers typical of Purāṇa composition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on a mythic-cosmic action (the stirring of Śakti for progeny).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical content centers on creative causality (progeny/creation) expressed through the Hara–Śakti principle rather than an explicit moral directive.