Varaha Purana 22.7: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 7

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

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 ||

Translation

ఆమె మళ్లీ త్రిలోచన దేవుని స్మరించి ఘోర తపస్సు చేసింది. “ఆయనే నా భర్త” అని చెప్పి తపస్సులో స్థిరంగా నిలిచింది.

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Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

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.