Varaha Purana 113.7: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 7

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

स्वस्ति वाच्याह पुण्याग्रे प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम् ॥ सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ यं दृष्ट्वा वर्ध्धसे देवि त्वं च यस्यासि माधवि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.7

Transliteration

svasti vācyāha puṇyāgre pratyuvāca vasundharām || sanatkumāra uvāca || yaṃ dṛṣṭvā varddhase devi tvaṃ ca yasyāsi mādhavi ||

Translation

Nachdem er am heiligen Vorplatz jenes Ortes einen Segensspruch gesprochen hatte, wandte er sich antwortend an Vasundharā. Sanatkumāra sprach: Wenn du Ihn erblickst, o Göttin, gedeihst du; und Ihm gehörst du als Geliebte, o Mādhavī—

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Word by Word

• svasti: hail/well-being
• svasti: Discourse marker (सम्बोधन/मङ्गल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: Benedictive indeclinable (मङ्गल-avyaya)

• vācya: to be spoken/should be said
• vācya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal obligation ‘to be said’

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• puṇyāgre: in the auspicious place/at the holy front
• puṇyāgre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘at the forefront/auspicious place’

• pratyuvāca: replied
• pratyuvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vasundharām: Vasundharā (Earth)
• vasundharām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sanatkumāraḥ: Sanatkumāra
• sanatkumāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat + kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• varddhase: you grow/prosper
• varddhase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• yasya: whose/of whom
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mādhavi: O Mādhavī
• mādhavi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); epithet/address

Speaker

Sanatkumāra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dialogic Instruction

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the etiquette of Purāṇic dialogue: benediction precedes instruction, and the Earth is addressed through honorific epithets.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named location appears; 'puṇyāgre' indicates an auspicious/sacred setting without specifying a toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Speech is framed as auspicious and respectful—an ethical model for discourse in didactic literature.