Varaha Purana 25.33: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

तस्य क्षोभयतः शक्तिं ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभः । कुमारः सहजां शक्तिं बिभ्रज्ज्ञानैकशालिनीम् ॥ २५.३३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 25.33

Transliteration

tasya kṣobhayataḥ śaktiṃ jvalanārka-samaprabhaḥ | kumāraḥ sahajāṃ śaktiṃ bibhrad jñānaika-śālinīm || 25.33 ||

Translation

जब शिव ने शक्ति को हिलाया, तब एक कुमार पैदा हुआ। उसकी चमक आग और सूरज जैसी थी। उसके पास ज्ञान की शक्ति थी जो उसके साथ ही थी।

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣobhayataḥ: as he was agitating
• kṣobhayataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Participial qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣubh (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ), causative (णिजन्त) of √kṣubh (क्षुभ्); Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन) agreeing with tasya: ‘while he was agitating’

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

• jvalanārka-samaprabhaḥ: having a brilliance like fire and the sun
• jvalanārka-samaprabhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of kumāraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvalana (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: jvalanārka-samaprabha = ‘having radiance equal to fire and sun’ (ज्वलनार्कयोः समा प्रभा यस्य)

• kumāraḥ: Kumāra (Skanda)
• kumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• sahajām: innate/inborn
• sahajām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of śaktim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

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

• bibhrat: bearing
• bibhrat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ) of √bhṛ (भृ) ‘bearing’; Masculine Nominative Singular (प्रथमा एकवचन) agreeing with kumāraḥ

• jñānaika-śālinīm: possessing only/unique knowledge
• jñānaika-śālinīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of śaktim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + śālinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: jñānaika-śālinī = ‘endowed solely with knowledge’ (ज्ञानम् एव शालिनी)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narratives
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic literary motif: divine potency (śakti) is described through solar/fire imagery, reflecting classical Sanskrit aesthetics and cosmological symbolism rather than a purely historical report.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is focused on characterization (radiance) and the bearing of an innate power (sahajā śakti).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds knowledge (jñāna) as a defining quality of power—suggesting an ideal in which potency is guided by discernment, not merely force.