Varaha Purana 137.38: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 38

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

गमनादेव सुश्रोणि मुखस्य मम दर्शनात् ॥ सप्तजन्मान्तरे भद्रे जायते विपुले कुले ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.38

Transliteration

gamanād eva suśroṇi mukhasya mama darśanāt | saptajanmāntare bhadre jāyate vipule kule ||

Translation

Schon durch das Kommen, o du mit den schönen Hüften, und durch das Schauen meines Antlitzes, o glückverheißende Frau, wird man—nach sieben Geburten—in einem erhabenen Geschlecht geboren.

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Word by Word

• gamanāt: from going/coming

• eva: merely/indeed

• suśroṇi: O fair-hipped one

• mukhasya: of the face

• mama: my

• darśanāt: from seeing/viewing

• saptajanma-antare: after an interval of seven births

• bhadre: O auspicious one

• jāyate: is born

• vipule: great/prominent

• kule: in a family/lineage

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the darśana motif—ritualized ‘seeing’—as a culturally meaningful act tied to concepts of merit and social flourishing in Purāṇic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse implies a visit (‘gamanāt’) to Varāha’s context but does not name the specific site in this line alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It elevates intentional approach and attentive encounter (darśana) as ethically and culturally valuable actions.