Varaha Purana 44.12: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 12

The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । अपुत्रोऽहं महाभाग नास्ति मे पुत्रसन्ततिः । तेन मे तप आस्थाय क्रिष्यते स्वतनुर्द्विज ॥ ४४.१२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 44.12

Transliteration

rājovāca | aputro 'haṃ mahābhāga nāsti me putra-santatiḥ | tena me tapa āsthāya kṛśyate sva-tanur dvija || 44.12 ||

Translation

Raja berkata: “Wahai yang berbahagia, aku tidak mempunyai putera; tiada zuriat putera bagiku. Maka aku menempuh tapa, dan tubuhku sendiri, wahai yang dua kali lahir, menjadi semakin susut.”

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Word by Word

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• a-putraḥ: sonless
• a-putraḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); negative prefix a- (नञ्)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-bhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• putra-santatiḥ: lineage of sons / offspring
• putra-santatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + santati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tena: therefore / by that
• tena: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• āsthāya: having undertaken
• āsthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), having undertaken (आस्थाय)

• kṛśyate: is becoming emaciated / is wasting away
• kṛśyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛś (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive-like sense (भावे/कर्मणि)

• sva-tanuḥ: one's own body
• sva-tanuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvija: O brahmin
• dvija: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Rājā (King)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Dialogue Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a ruler’s anxiety about succession and the recourse to tapas as a culturally recognized means to seek resolution, illustrating ideals of kingship and continuity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds self-discipline and austerity as a deliberate response to personal and dynastic crisis, presenting tapas as an ethically charged practice undertaken with restraint and purpose.