Varaha Purana 147.60: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 60

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

एवं रहस्यं गुह्यं च सर्वकर्मसुखावहम्॥ एतत्ते परमं भद्रे गुह्यं धर्मसमन्वितम्॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 147.60

Transliteration

evaṃ rahasyaṃ guhyaṃ ca sarvakarmasukhāvaham || etat te paramaṃ bhadre guhyaṃ dharmasamanvitam ||

Translation

So ist dies ein Geheimnis und eine verborgene Lehre, die Wohlergehen in allen Handlungen bringt. Dies ist für dich, o glückverheißende Dame, die höchste geheime Unterweisung, von Dharma durchdrungen.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• rahasyam: secret
• rahasyam: Karta (कर्ता) / Viṣaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• guhyam: hidden/secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with rahasyam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sarva-karma-sukha-āvaham: bringing happiness in all rites/actions
• sarva-karma-sukha-āvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक from ā+vah)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain: ‘bringing (āvaha) happiness (sukha) for all actions (sarva-karma)’; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with rahasyam

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता) / Viṣaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• te: to you/for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (enclitic)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with etat

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; feminine address

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition to etat

• dharma-samanvitam: endowed with righteousness
• dharma-samanvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक from sam+anv+i, क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘endowed with dharma’; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with etat

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Transmission Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks the genre-signature ‘guhya/rahasya’ framing, indicating controlled circulation and perceived potency of certain teachings in Purāṇic textual communities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames the teaching as dharma-consistent and implies responsible handling of confidential instruction.