Varaha Purana 53.13: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 13

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Devanagari script

क्वापि संपत्स्यते भावो द्रष्टव्यश्चापि ते पिता । एवं नीतेऽपि किं कार्यमिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत् ॥ ५३.१३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.13

Transliteration

kvāpi saṃpatsyate bhāvo draṣṭavyaś cāpi te pitā | evaṃ nīte 'pi kiṃ kāryam iti cintāparo 'bhavat || 53.13 ||

Translation

Jakoś, gdzieś, sytuacja może się udać; i twój ojciec również musi być ujrzany. Nawet po byciu odprowadzonym w ten sposób, stał się pochłonięty myślą: "Co jest do zrobienia?"

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Word by Word

• kvāpi: somewhere/at some time

• saṃpatsyate: will succeed/turn out well/come to pass

• bhāvaḥ: state of affairs/situation/intent

• draṣṭavyaḥ: must be seen/ought to be met

• ca api: and also

• te: your

• pitā: father

• evam: thus/in this way

• nīte 'pi: even when led away/though taken

• kim: what

• kāryam: to be done/duty/action required

• iti: thus/quoting

• cintāparaḥ: intent on reflection/preoccupied with thought

• abhavat: became

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: portraying inner deliberation (cintā) as a moral-psychological moment that frames subsequent action, reflecting broader dharma-literature concerns with deciding “what should be done.”

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it is focused on a personal/narrative situation rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds reflective deliberation in uncertain circumstances—recognizing obligations (e.g., meeting one’s father) while asking what action is appropriate (kārya) even when events are not fully under one’s control.