Varaha Purana 64.1: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 1

Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor

Durgā Navamī Observance

Devanagari script

अगस्त्य उवाच । अथापरं प्रवक्ष्यामि शौर्यव्रतमनुत्तमम् । येन भीरोरपि महच्छौर्यं भवति तत्क्षणात् ॥ ६४.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 64.1

Transliteration

agastya uvāca | athāparaṁ pravakṣyāmi śaurya-vratam anuttamam | yena bhīror api mahac chauryaṁ bhavati tat-kṣaṇāt || 64.1 ||

Translation

അഗസ്ത്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇനി ഞാൻ അത്യുത്തമമായ ശൗര്യവ്രതം വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു; അതിലൂടെ ഭീരുവിനും ക്ഷണത്തിൽ മഹാധൈര്യം ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

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Word by Word

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• aparam: another (topic)
• aparam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (another) used substantively as object of 'pravakṣyāmi'

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śauryavratam: vow of valor
• śauryavratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaurya + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शौर्यस्य व्रतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'śauryavratam'

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; साधन/हेतु (by which)

• bhīroḥ: of a coward
• bhīroḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of a coward’

• api: even
• api: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (even/also)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'śauryam'

• śauryam: valor
• śauryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaurya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tatkṣaṇāt: immediately / from that moment
• tatkṣaṇāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् क्षणे/तत्क्षण); पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Agastya

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit
• Dharma-śāstra Discourse
• Vaishnavism (contextual)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic mode where a sage introduces a regulated practice (vrata) as an ethical-psychological discipline, illustrating how Purāṇas also function as practical moral literature alongside mythic narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it serves as an introductory statement to a practice-oriented teaching.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames courage as a cultivable quality through disciplined practice (vrata), emphasizing intentional self-transformation rather than fixed temperament.