Varaha Purana 6.7: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 7

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Devanagari script

तत्र गत्वा स राजर्षिः काश्मीराधिपतिर्वसुः । अतितीव्रेण तपसा स्वशरीरमशोषयत् ॥ ६.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 6.7

Transliteration

tatra gatvā sa rājarṣiḥ kāśmīrādhipatir vasuḥ | atitīvreṇa tapasā svaśarīram aśoṣayat || 6.7 ||

Translation

అక్కడకు వెళ్లి కాశ్మీర దేశాధిపతి అయిన ఆ రాజర్షి వసువు అత్యంత కఠినమైన తపస్సుతో తన శరీరాన్ని శుష్కింపజేసుకున్నాడు.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having gone’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; pronoun

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘राजा चासौ ऋषिः’

• काश्मीर-अधिपतिः: lord of Kashmir
• काश्मीर-अधिपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्मीर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘काश्मीरस्य अधिपतिः’

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; proper name

• अति-तीव्रेण: with extremely intense
• अति-तीव्रेण: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग? (here agreeing with ‘तपसा’ as instrumental singular neuter/masc form), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘अतिशयेन तीव्र’

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), एकवचन; instrumental

• स्व-शरीरम्: his own body
• स्व-शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘स्वं शरीरम्’

• अशोषयत्: he dried up / emaciated
• अशोषयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (णिच्) ‘caused to dry’

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Ascetic Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif in which a ruler (rājarṣi) legitimizes authority through ascetic discipline, reflecting the broader Sanskrit literary ideal of kingship aligned with restraint and spiritual exertion.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kāśmīra (Kashmir) is explicitly named; in historical geography it corresponds to the Kashmir Valley region in the northwestern Himalayas, frequently referenced in Sanskrit sources as a distinct polity and cultural zone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds tapas (self-discipline/austerity) as a means of purposeful self-regulation; ethically, it emphasizes endurance and restraint as valued virtues in the portrayal of exemplary leadership.