Varaha Purana 63.8: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 8

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Devanagari script

श्रूयते च पुरा राजा शूरसेनः प्रतापवान् । स ह्यपुत्रस्तपस्तेपे हिमवत्पर्वतोत्तमे ॥ ६३.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 63.8

Transliteration

śrūyate ca purā rājā śūrasenaḥ pratāpavān | sa hy aputras tapas tepe himavatparvatottame || 63.8 ||

Translation

Słyszy się również w tradycji, że w dawnych czasach był waleczny i potężny król imieniem Śurasena. Będąc bez syna, podjął tapas (praktykę ascetyczną) na Himawacie, najwznioślejszej z gór.

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Word by Word

• श्रूयते: is heard / is said
• श्रूयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive: is heard/it is said)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूरसेनः: Śūrasena
• शूरसेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (राजा/शूरसेनः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• अपुत्रः: sonless
• अपुत्रः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

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

• तेपे: performed (austerities)
• तेपे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हिमवत्पर्वतोत्तमे: on the excellent mountain Himavat (Himalaya)
• हिमवत्पर्वतोत्तमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् + पर्वत + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (हिमवतः पर्वतः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + (पर्वतोत्तमः) कर्मधारय; समस्तपदं अधिकरणे

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Royal Narratives
• Sacred Geography
• Tapas Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a king facing dynastic discontinuity (aputratva) turns to tapas, illustrating how royal legitimacy and succession are framed through ascetic and ethical action in Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himavat refers to the Himalayan mountain range, frequently presented in Purāṇic literature as a premier landscape for ascetic discipline and as a major marker of North Indian sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage foregrounds disciplined self-effort (tapas) as a culturally valued response to personal and social crises, presenting restraint and perseverance as a philosophical instruction rather than coercive doctrine.