Varaha Purana 28.11: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 11

The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Genealogy and Kingship Episodes

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तया राजा साभिलाषोपभुक्तवान् । तस्य सद्योऽभवत् पुत्रो द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः ॥ २८.११ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 28.11

Transliteration

evam uktas tayā rājā sābhilāṣopabhuktavān | tasya sadyo 'bhavat putro dvādaśārka-samaprabhaḥ || 28.11 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

नदी ने यह सब कहा तो राजा मान गया। उसके पास गया, उसके दिल में इच्छा थी। तुरंत उसका बेटा हुआ, जैसे बारह सूरज चमक रहे हों।

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• उक्तः: addressed; spoken to
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been spoken to)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier of राजा)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• तया: by her
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental: by her)
• Role: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• राजा: the king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स-अभिलाष-उपभुक्तवान्: having enjoyed (her) with desire
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (with desire) + क्तवत्-प्रत्यय (past active participle: having enjoyed/consorted)
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier of राजा)
• Root: अभिलाष (प्रातिपदिक) + उपभुक्तवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, उप+भुज्) + स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद)

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive: of him)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सद्यः: immediately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (time adverb)
• Role: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)

• अभवत्: was born; came to be
• Type: Verb
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
• Role: क्रिया (Main action)
• Root: भू (धातु)

• पुत्रः: a son
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्वादश-अर्क-सम-प्रभः: having splendor equal to twelve suns
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (द्वादशार्कैः समा प्रभा यस्य/यस्य प्रभा द्वादशार्कसमाः) used as adjective of पुत्रः
• Role: विशेषण (Qualifier of पुत्रः)
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• साभिलाषोपभुक्तवान् → स + अभिलाष + उपभुक्तवान्
• सद्योऽभवत् → सद्यः + अभवत्
• द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः → द्वादश + अर्क + सम + प्रभः (समास)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shringara rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Karma And Consequence

Subjects

GenealogyKingshipNarrative Literature

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which royal lineage and legitimacy are emphasized through the immediate birth of an extraordinary heir, expressed via hyperbolic imagery (e.g., radiance like multiple suns).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a royal-consort episode and the birth description of a son.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis lies in portraying lineage continuity and the exceptional status of the offspring through symbolic radiance.