Varaha Purana 69.32: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 32

Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta

Devanagari script

सरोभिः सूदकैः पुण्यैर्जलजैश्च विशेषतः । अत्यद्भुतमिदं लोकं दृष्टवानस्मि ते मुने ॥ ६९.३२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 69.32

Transliteration

sarobhiḥ sūdakaiḥ puṇyair jalajaiś ca viśeṣataḥ | atyadbhutam idaṃ lokaṃ dṛṣṭavān asmi te mune || 69.32 ||

Translation

أيها الحكيم، بما فيه من بحيرات مقدّسة ومياه طاهرة، ولا سيّما بما فيه من الكائنات والنباتات المولودة من الماء، رأيتُ هذا العالم بالغ العجب.

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Word by Word

• sarobhiḥ: with lakes
• sarobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (सरस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural

• sūdakaiḥ: with clear waters
• sūdakaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūdaka (सूदक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; ‘clear/pure waters’ (contextual)

• puṇyaiḥ: holy/meritorious
• puṇyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (पुण्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; qualifies sarobhiḥ/sūdakaiḥ

• jalajaiḥ: with water-born (lotuses etc.)
• jalajaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalaja (जलज प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; ‘water-born (lotuses etc.)’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (विशेषतस् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (विशेषणार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

• ati: very/exceedingly
• ati: Upasarga/Nipāta (उपसर्ग/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), intensifier prefix/particle (अतिशय)

• adbhutam: wonderful
• adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (अद्भुत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies lokam

• ati-adbhutam: most wonderful
• ati-adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + adbhuta (अति + अद्भुत)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) adverbial intensification used adjectivally; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with lokam

• lokam: world
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• dṛṣṭavān: have seen
• dṛṣṭavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत्)
• Form: Kridanta perfect participle (क्तवत्-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; active sense

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• te: your / of you
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी) or Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular; here genitive ‘of you’ (address)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework; speaker not explicitly named in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of cataloguing landscapes through tīrtha and water-features (lakes, sacred waters, aquatic life), a common archival marker for pilgrimage geography and environmental valuation in early Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is provided in this single verse; it describes a landscape characterized by sacred lakes and waters, likely continuing a broader tīrtha description in the surrounding passages.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds reverence for water-systems and water-born life as culturally significant features of a valued landscape, aligning with a stewardship-oriented appreciation of ecological and heritage resources.