Varaha Purana 144.32: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 32

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

रेवायास्तु वरो देयस्त्ववश्यं मृगलाञ्छन ॥ निश्चित्यैवं तदा प्रोक्तः प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.32

Transliteration

revāyāstu varo deyas tvavaśyaṁ mṛgalāñchana || niścityaivaṁ tadā proktaḥ prasannenāntarātmanā

Translation

Wahai pemegang tanda rusa! Kepada Revā wajiblah dianugerahkan suatu kurnia. Setelah memutuskan demikian, dia pun berkata dengan batin yang tenang dan berkenan.

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Word by Word

• revāyāḥ: of Revā
• revāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वय-निपात)

• varaḥ: boon
• varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• deyaḥ: to be given, should be granted
• deyaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/obligatory participle (तव्यत्/यत्-भाव), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with varaḥ

• tvat: by you / from you
• tvat: Apādāna (अपादान/Source; agent implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used in sense ‘by you/from you’

• avaśyam: certainly, necessarily
• avaśyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• mṛgalāñchana: O Deer-marked one (Śiva)
• mṛgalāñchana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga + lāñchana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: “mṛga-lāñchana” = ‘having a deer as mark’ (epithet of Śiva)

• niścitya: having decided
• niścitya: Kriyā (क्रिया/Converb; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: niś-ci (धातु) + lyap (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having decided’

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• proktaḥ: was spoken/said
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate; ‘was spoken’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasannena: by the pleased
• prasannena: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with antarātmanā

• antarātmanā: by the inner self (inwardly)
• antarātmanā: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: “antar” (inner) + “ātman” (self)

Speaker

Narrative voice (speaker not explicit; epithet suggests address to Soma/Chandra)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Reflection
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic narratives depict ethical resolve (niścaya) as preceding authoritative speech, a stylistic marker of legitimized action.

Which geographic location is identified?

Revā is referenced (commonly identified with the Narmadā); no additional location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Act after clear determination and inner composure; the verse links calm interiority to responsible proclamation.