Varaha Purana 63.1: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 1

Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance

Devanagari script

अगस्त्य उवाच । अथापरं महाराज पुत्रप्राप्तिव्रतं शुभम् । कथयामि समासेन तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ ६३.१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 63.1

Transliteration

agastya uvāca | athāparaṁ mahārāja putraprāptivrataṁ śubham | kathayāmi samāsena tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 63.1 ||

Translation

อคัสตยะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่มหาราช บัดนี้เราจะกล่าวโดยย่อถึงพรตอันเป็นมงคลเพื่อให้ได้บุตร จงฟังถ้อยคำของเราเถิด”

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Word by Word

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of vrataṁ understood)

• महा-राज: O great king
• महा-राज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् राजा’

• पुत्र-प्राप्ति-व्रतम्: vow for obtaining a son
• पुत्र-प्राप्ति-व्रतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पुत्रप्राप्तेः व्रतम्’ (vow for obtaining a son)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of putraprāptivrataṁ)

• कथयामि: I will tell / I tell
• कथयामि: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समासेन: briefly / in summary
• समासेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; प्रकारे (by way of brevity)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to the vow)

• मे: my / to me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निगदतः: as I describe (it)
• निगदतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive absolute-like: ‘of me speaking’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निगद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(मम) निगदतः’ = while I am describing

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: आज्ञार्थ-क्रिया (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Agastya

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Narrative
• Dharma and Vrata Traditions
• South Asian Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a formal introductory marker to a vrata section, reflecting how Purāṇic texts frame ritual instruction through authoritative sages addressing royal patrons.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a transition into a ritual topic rather than a sacred-geography passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined listening and concise transmission of prescribed observances—an ethical posture of attentive learning within the teacher–student (or sage–patron) framework.