Varaha Purana 144.32: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 32

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Uttara Bhāga · Narrative: Determination to grant Revā a boon

Devanagari script

रेवायास्तु वरो देयस्त्ववश्यं मृगलाञ्छन ॥ निश्चित्यैवं तदा प्रोक्तः प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.32

Transliteration

revāyāstu varo deyas tvavaśyaṁ mṛgalāñchana || niścityaivaṁ tadā proktaḥ prasannenāntarātmanā

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

โอ้ผู้ทรงเครื่องหมายกวาง! จำต้องประทานพรแก่เรวาโดยแน่นอน ครั้นตัดสินดังนี้แล้ว จึงตรัสด้วยจิตภายในอันผ่องใสสงบ

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Word by Word

• revāyāḥ: of Revā
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Root: revā (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वय-निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• varaḥ: boon
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)

• deyaḥ: to be given, should be granted
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Gerundive/obligatory participle (तव्यत्/यत्-भाव), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with varaḥ
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate obligation)
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• tvat: by you / from you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used in sense ‘by you/from you’
• Role: Apādāna (अपादान/Source; agent implied)
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• avaśyam: certainly, necessarily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Root: avaśya (प्रातिपदिक)

• mṛgalāñchana: O Deer-marked one (Śiva)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: “mṛga-lāñchana” = ‘having a deer as mark’ (epithet of Śiva)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Root: mṛga + lāñchana (प्रातिपदिक)

• niścitya: having decided
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having decided’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Converb; prior action)
• Root: niś-ci (धातु) + lyap (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• tadā: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)

• proktaḥ: was spoken/said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate; ‘was spoken’)
• Root: pra-vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• prasannena: by the pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with antarātmanā
• Role: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)

• antarātmanā: by the inner self (inwardly)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: “antar” (inner) + “ātman” (self)
• Role: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Root: antar-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• revāyāstu = revāyāḥ + tu
• deyas tvavaśyam = deyaḥ + tv + avaśyam → deyaḥ tv avaśyam
• niścityaivaṁ = niścitya + evam
• prasannenāntarātmanā = prasannena + antarātmanā

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vira rasa

Speaker

Narrator

Bhu Devi and Varaha

What she asks

When one has resolved inwardly, what dharmic obligation compels the granting of a boon to a supplicant like Revā?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of saṅkalpa (resolve)

Subjects

Ethics of DecisionBoonsNarrative Frame

Core idea

When the inner self (antar-ātman) becomes prasanna through discernment, action should align with that settled dharmic resolve—especially in matters of promise/boon.

In practice

Cultivate clarity before committing; once committed, act consistently and compassionately, avoiding capricious reversal.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Reflection
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic narratives depict ethical resolve (niścaya) as preceding authoritative speech, a stylistic marker of legitimized action.

Which geographic location is identified?

Revā is referenced (commonly identified with the Narmadā); no additional location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Act after clear determination and inner composure; the verse links calm interiority to responsible proclamation.