Varaha Purana 94.6: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 6

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स मुनिः करुणान्वितः । शापान्तमकरोत्तस्या वाक्यं छेदमुवाच ह ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.6

Transliteration

tasyās tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sa muniḥ karuṇānvitaḥ | śāpāntam akarot tasyā vākyaṃ chedam uvāca ha ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำนั้น ฤๅษีก็เปี่ยมด้วยเมตตา จัดให้คำสาปของนางมีที่สิ้นสุด แล้วกล่าววาจาที่กำหนดเงื่อนไขไว้

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Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally

• vacanam: speech / words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable gerund

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition to saḥ

• karuṇā-anvitaḥ: full of compassion
• karuṇā-anvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karuṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; anu+ i धातु + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘endowed with compassion’

• śāpa-antam: end of the curse
• śāpa-antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• akarot: made / granted
• akarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect-like past (लिट्/परस्मैपद) form used as narrative past; 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• tasyāḥ: to her
• tasyāḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (tasyai expected; tasyāḥ used as dative/genitive in some usage)

• vākyam: statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• chedam: a condition / limitation
• chedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘cutting/limitation’ i.e., stipulation

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• ha: indeed / (narrative particle)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (स्मरण/कथन-प्रत्यय)

Speaker

Muni (sage) in the narrative

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ascetic Traditions
• Karma and Consequence

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a narrative pattern where ascetic authority is balanced by karuṇā (compassion), reflecting ethical ideals associated with sages in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Moral judgment may be tempered by compassion, while still maintaining conditions that acknowledge responsibility.