Varaha Purana 44.13: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच । अलं ते तपसाऽनेन महाक्लेशेन पार्थिव । अल्पायासेन ते पुत्रो भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ ४४.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 44.13

Transliteration

yājñavalkya uvāca | alaṃ te tapasā 'nena mahākleśena pārthiva | alpāyāsena te putro bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 44.13 ||

Translation

Yājñavalkya berkata: “Cukuplah bagimu tapa ini, wahai raja, dengan kesusahan yang besar. Dengan usaha yang sedikit sahaja, seorang putera akan lahir bagimu—tiada syak lagi.”

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Word by Word

• yājñavalkyaḥ: Yājñavalkya
• yājñavalkyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājñavalkya (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)

• alam: enough
• alam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अव्यय), meaning 'enough/sufficient'

• te: for you / to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-kleśena: by great hardship
• mahā-kleśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• alpāyāsena: with little effort
• alpāyāsena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + āyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• putraḥ: a son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaviṣyati: will be / will come to be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• na: no / not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Yājñavalkya

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif where a sage advises a ruler on the limits and appropriate use of austerity (tapas), situating ascetic practice within broader social and dynastic responsibilities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as direct counsel to a king (pārthiva) rather than a site-based description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes moderation: extreme hardship through austerity is presented as unnecessary here, and the desired outcome (progeny) is portrayed as attainable without excessive self-mortification.