Varaha Purana 137.40: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

एवमेतन्महाभाग यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ उपोष्य तु त्रिरात्रं त्वं पश्चाच्छ्रोष्यसि मानद ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.40

Transliteration

evam etan mahābhāga yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi | upoṣya tu trirātraṃ tvaṃ paścāc chroṣyasi mānada ||

Translation

So ist es, o Hochbegnadeter, hinsichtlich dessen, was du mich fragst. Doch nachdem du drei Nächte gefastet hast, wirst du es danach hören, o Spender der Ehre.

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Word by Word

• evam etat: thus it is

• mahābhāga: O noble one

• yat: what

• mām: me

• tvam: you

• paripṛcchasi: ask/inquire

• upoṣya: having fasted

• tu: but/indeed

• trirātram: three nights

• tvam: you

• paścāt: afterward

• śroṣyasi: you will hear

• mānada: O giver of honor (epithet)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common instructional pattern in Sanskrit texts: preparatory discipline (fasting) precedes the transmission of specialized knowledge.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It recommends self-discipline (upoṣya trirātram) as a preparatory ethical practice for learning.