Varaha Purana 22.8: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

कुर्वन्त्या तत् तपश्चोग्रं हिमवन्ते महागिरौ । कालेन महता देवस्तपसाराधितस्तया ॥ २२.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 22.8

Transliteration

kurvantyā tat tapaś cograṃ himavante mahāgirau | kālena mahatā devas tapasārādhitas tayā || 22.8 ||

Translation

เมื่อเธอบำเพ็ญตบะอันดุเดือดบนหิมวัต มหาภูผา ครั้นกาลล่วงไปเนิ่นนาน เทพเจ้าก็ทรงพอพระทัยด้วยตบะของนาง.

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Word by Word

• कुर्वन्त्या: by/while she was performing
• कुर्वन्त्या: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘while doing’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपः-विशेषण)

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

• च: and
• च: N/A (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• हिमवन्ते: on/in Himavat (the Himalaya)
• हिमवन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महागिरौ: on the great mountain
• महागिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास: ‘great mountain’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कालेन: with time/after some time
• कालेन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधन/अवधिबोधक

• महता: great/long
• महता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कालेन)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तपसा: by penance
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आराधितः: was propitiated/pleased
• आराधितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः ‘was propitiated’

• तया: by her
• तया: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif in which sustained tapas (ascetic discipline) functions as a culturally recognized mechanism for narrative transformation, linking ethical effort with consequential outcomes in the text’s mythic-historical style.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himavat (हिमवत्), a classical Sanskrit designation associated with the Himalayan mountain system; in Purāṇic geography it serves as a paradigmatic sacred landscape for austerities and encounters with devas.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined perseverance: sustained, intense effort (tapas) over a long duration is presented as a means to cultivate efficacy and achieve intended results within the narrative’s moral logic.