Varaha Purana 162.63: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 63

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

प्रार्थना दुःखलाभं तु शृणु वै ब्राह्मणोत्तम ॥ आत्मयोगबलेनैव चलिष्यामि सपुत्रकः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.63

Transliteration

prārthanā duḥkha-lābhaṃ tu śṛṇu vai brāhmaṇottama || ātma-yoga-balenaiva caliṣyāmi sa-putrakaḥ ||

Translation

ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണോത്തമാ, ദുഃഖത്തിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന എന്റെ ഈ പ്രാർത്ഥന കേൾക്കുക. ആത്മയോഗബലത്താൽ മാത്രം ഞാൻ പുത്രനോടുകൂടെ പുറപ്പെടും.

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Word by Word

• प्रार्थना: supplication; request
• प्रार्थना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रार्थना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• दुःख-लाभम्: gain of sorrow; sorrowful gain
• दुःख-लाभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘दुःखस्य लाभः’), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अन्वय-नियामक particle): but/indeed

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थ particle): indeed, surely

• ब्राह्मण-उत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण-उत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयसमास (‘उत्तमः ब्राह्मणः’), पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Voc), एकवचन

• आत्म-योग-बलेन: by the power of self-yoga
• आत्म-योग-बलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी: ‘आत्मनः योगस्य बलम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• एव: only; indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण particle): only, indeed

• चलिष्यामि: I shall go/move
• चलिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• स-पुत्रकः: together with (my) son
• स-पुत्रकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (‘पुत्रकेन सह’/‘सह पुत्रकेन’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन; वक्तृ-विशेषण

Speaker

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a personal crisis (duḥkha) becomes the impetus for travel, vow, or consultation—linking ethics and lived experience.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name appears in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition toward movement or pilgrimage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-discipline (yoga-bala) is presented as the inner resource enabling right action even under distress.