Varaha Purana 162.26 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 26

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वात्मानं विगर्हयत् ॥ ततः प्रभाते विमले उदिते च दिवाकरे ॥

Transliteration

tasya putrasya vacanaṁ śrutvātmānaṁ vigarhayat || tataḥ prabhāte vimale udite ca divākare ||

Translation

पुत्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा स आत्मानं विगर्हयत्; ततः प्रभाते विमले उदिते च दिवाकरे॥

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6/genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रस्य: of the son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/genitive), एकवचन

• वचनम्: words / statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/accusative), एकवचन

• विगर्हयत्: rebuked / censured
• विगर्हयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + गर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; 'thereafter/then'

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/locative), एकवचन

• विमले: clear / pure
• विमले: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/locative), एकवचन; agrees with 'प्रभाते'

• उदिते: having risen
• उदिते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; agrees with 'दिवाकरे' (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिवाकरे: when the sun (day-maker) had risen
• दिवाकरे: Kala/Desha-adhikarana (काल/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"self-accountability","core_concept":"Recognition of fault (ātma-vigarhā) is the first step toward dharmic repair; clarity (vimala prabhāta) mirrors inner clarity.","practical_application":"Practice daily self-review, especially at daybreak; let remorse become constructive resolve rather than despair."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Literature"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temporal-sacral moment (morning transition)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.27 (trigger for remorse); Varāha Purāṇa 162.29 (consequence unfolding)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The father, after hearing his son, reproaches himself; the scene shifts to a clear morning with the sun risen.","item_prompts":["father in contemplative remorse","soft sunrise through doorway/window","simple household setting","gesture of self-reproach (hand to forehead/heart)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Luminous dawn wash; father seated in introspection; stylized rising sun motif; calm lines and restrained palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold sun disc at top; father with subdued halo; rich interior textiles; emphasis on moral gravitas through icon-like stillness.","mysore_prompt":"Delicate sunrise lighting; realistic facial remorse; quiet room details; gentle chiaroscuro.","pahari_prompt":"Pastel dawn sky visible; minimal interior; father alone, contemplative; strong negative space to convey śānta-karuṇa mood."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"penitent, reflective","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, inward"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a common narrative turn: remorse leading to action, framed with conventional dawn imagery in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Personal accountability is emphasized through self-critique preceding consequential events.