Varaha Purana 71.11: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 11

Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account

Devanagari script

चकार तस्य ब्रह्मा तु परितोषं गतः प्रभुः । उवाच तं मुनिं ब्रह्मा वरं ब्रूहि तपोधन ॥ ७१.११ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 71.11

Transliteration

cakāra tasya brahmā tu paritoṣaṃ gataḥ prabhuḥ | uvāca taṃ muniṃ brahmā varaṃ brūhi tapodhana || 71.11 ||

Translation

Kemudian Brahmā, Sang Penguasa, setelah sepenuhnya berkenan kepadanya, berkata kepada muni itu: “Wahai engkau yang kaya dengan tapa, nyatakanlah anugerah (vara) yang engkau inginkan.”

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Word by Word

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of him (Gautama)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• परितोषम्: satisfaction/pleasure
• परितोषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परितोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गतः: having attained
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate participle of ब्रह्मा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘having attained’ (state)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषण/उपाधि

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तम्: to him/that (person)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: speak/ask (for)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तपोधन: O one rich in austerity
• तपोधन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: तपः धनं यस्य (one whose wealth is austerity)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Studies
• Dialogic Instruction

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic narrative motif: a creator-deity or higher authority acknowledges a sage’s austerities and offers a boon, illustrating how tapas (disciplined practice) functions as a culturally valued source of authority and moral capital in Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; the focus is on a dialogic exchange (Brahmā addressing a sage) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the cultural ideal of disciplined austerity (tapas) as a means of cultivating excellence and earning recognition, presented here through the formal offering of a boon to a sage characterized as tapodhana.