Varaha Purana 113.15: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 15

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रणम्य ऋषिपुङ्गवम् ॥ उवाच परमा प्रीता धात्री मधुरया गिरा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.15

Transliteration

tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā praṇamya ṛṣi-puṅgavam || uvāca paramā prītā dhātrī madhurayā girā

Translation

Daraufhin, nachdem sie seine Worte vernommen und sich vor dem erhabensten der Weisen verneigt hatte, sprach Dhātrī (die Erde), höchst erfreut, mit sanfter Stimme.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having heard’

• praṇamya: having bowed (saluted)
• praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having bowed’

• ṛṣi-puṅgavam: the foremost of sages
• ṛṣi-puṅgavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘ṛṣīṇāṃ puṅgavaḥ’; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• paramā: supreme/very (greatly)
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘dhātrī’

• prītā: pleased/delighted
• prītā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √prī)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with ‘dhātrī’

• dhātrī: the Sustainer (Earth)/Dhātrī
• dhātrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• madhurayā: with sweet
• madhurayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with ‘girā’

• girā: speech/voice
• girā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Narrator; next speaker: Dhātrī (Pṛthivī/Earth)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics (epithets)
• Environmental personification

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves conventional Sanskrit discourse etiquette—listening, bowing, then speaking—reflecting norms of authority and transmission in premodern textual cultures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respectful engagement with teachers/elders and measured speech as part of disciplined discourse.