Varaha Purana 94.7: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 7

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

अनेनैव स्वरूपेण पुत्रमेकं प्रसूय वै । शापान्तो भविता भद्रे मद्वाक्यं न मृषा भवेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.7

Transliteration

anenaiva svarūpeṇa putram ekaṃ prasūya vai | śāpānto bhavitā bhadre mad-vākyaṃ na mṛṣā bhavet ||

Translation

“ഭദ്രേ! ഇതേ രൂപത്തിൽ തന്നെ ഒരു പുത്രനെ പ്രസവിച്ചാൽ നിന്റെ ശാപത്തിന് അന്ത്യം വരും; എന്റെ വാക്ക് അസത്യമായിരിക്കുകയില്ല.”

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Word by Word

• anena: by/with this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अवधारण)

• svarūpeṇa: with (this) very form
• svarūpeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘with one’s own form’

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ekam: one
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; numeral adjective qualifying putram

• prasūya: having borne (given birth)
• prasūya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra + sū (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्/gerund)
• Form: Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having given birth’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निश्चय/खलु-अर्थ)

• śāpa-antaḥ: the end of the curse
• śāpa-antaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता) [of bhavitā]
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhavitā: will be / will happen
• bhavitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic future (लुट्), 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• bhadre: O auspicious one / dear lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address

• mat-vākyam: my statement
• mat-vākyam: Kartā (कर्ता) [of bhavet]
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable negation particle (निषेध)

• mṛṣā: false
• mṛṣā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mṛṣā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (मिथ्या-अर्थ) used predicatively

• bhavet: may be / would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Muni (sage) in the narrative

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Birth and Lineage
• Karma and Consequence

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such verses often function etiologically, linking a character’s transformation and restoration to the birth of a lineage-important figure.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Accountability is maintained through a defined condition for relief, emphasizing structured restitution rather than arbitrary pardon.