Varaha Purana 35.1: Adhyaya 35, Shloka 1

The Account of Soma’s Decline and Restoration, and the Paurṇamāsī Observance

Devanagari script

महातपा उवाच । ब्रह्मणो मानसः पुत्रः अत्रिर्नाम महातपाः । तस्य पुत्रोऽभवत्सोमो दक्षजामातृतां गतः ॥ ३५.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 35.1

Transliteration

mahātapā uvāca | brahmaṇo mānasaḥ putraḥ atrir nāma mahātapāḥ | tasya putro 'bhavat somo dakṣa-jāmātṛtāṃ gataḥ || 35.1 ||

Translation

Mahātapā berkata: “Atri, yang masyhur dengan tapa yang agung, ialah putera lahir dari minda (manasa-putra) Brahmā. Puteranya ialah Soma (Dewa Bulan), yang mencapai kedudukan sebagai menantu Dakṣa.”

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Word by Word

• महातपा: the great ascetic
• महातपा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• मानसः: mind-born
• मानसः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjective of पुत्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to पुत्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्धसूचक (Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): ‘by name’

• महातपाः: great ascetic
• महातपाः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to अत्रिः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अभवत्: became / was born
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सोमः: Soma (Moon)
• सोमः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to पुत्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दक्ष-जामातृताम्: the status of Dakṣa’s son-in-law
• दक्ष-जामातृताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + -ता (तद्धित)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दक्षस्य जामातृ), तद्धितान्त भाववाचक (-ता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• गतः: having attained
• गतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate adjective of सोमः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त, गम् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Mahātapā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Mythic Historiography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic historiographical method: presenting cosmological and genealogical lineages (ṛṣi and deity descent) to frame later narratives and cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is focused on lineage and relational status (Atri → Soma; Soma as Dakṣa’s son-in-law).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse foregrounds the cultural value of tapas (austerity/discipline) as a marker of authority and legitimacy within genealogical narration.