Varaha Purana 22.7: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 7

Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dharma and Tapas (Ascetic Practice)

Devanagari script

पुनस्तपश्चकारोग्रं देवं स्मृत्वा त्रिलोचनम् । असावेव पतिर्मह्यमित्युक्त्वा तपसि स्थिता ॥ २२.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 22.7

Transliteration

punas tapaś cakārograṃ devaṃ smṛtvā trilocanam | asāv eva patir mahyam ity uktvā tapasi sthitā || 22.7 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Wtedy ponownie podjęła surową ascezę; wspominając trójokiego bóstwa, rzekła: "On jedynie jest moim mężem" i trwała niewzruszenie w praktyce ascetycznej.

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Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: again)
• Role: N/A (अव्यय)
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• तपः: austerity/penance
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चकार: did/performed
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• उग्रम्: severe
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपः-विशेषण)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवम्: the god
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having remembered’
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)

• त्रिलोचनम्: Trilocana (the three-eyed one, Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Form: द्विगु/तत्पुरुषसमास (numeral determinative: ‘three-eyed’ as epithet); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)

• असौ: that one (he)
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एव: indeed/alone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)
• Role: N/A (अव्यय)
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• पतिः: husband/lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Pratijna/Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• मह्यम्: for me/to me
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचन
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)
• Role: N/A (अव्यय)
• Root: इति (अव्यय)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having said’
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• तपसि: in penance/austerity
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/State-Location)
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्थिता: remained/was engaged
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः ‘she remained/was situated’
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Root: स्था (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• तपश्चकारोग्रं = तपः + चकार + उग्रम्
• मह्यमित्युक्त्वा = मह्यम् + इति + उक्त्वा

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Sādhana

Subjects

EthicsAsceticism (Tapas)Narrative Tradition

Core idea

Smaraṇa (remembrance) and niṣṭhā (one-pointed resolve) empower tapas to become spiritually efficacious.

In practice

Maintain single-minded intention in vows and practice; align speech (‘he alone…’) with sustained discipline.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

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

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif where personal resolve is expressed through tapas (ascetic discipline), illustrating how ethical ideals and social commitments are dramatized within Sanskrit literary culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is mentioned in this verse fragment; it focuses on an individual’s vow and ascetic practice rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds steadfastness (niścaya) and disciplined practice (tapas) as ethical-philosophical virtues, expressed through unwavering commitment to a chosen principle or relationship.