Varaha Purana 148.70: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 70

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

ततो मां नारदो देवि असितो देवलस्तथा ॥ पर्वतश्च महाभागे मम भक्त्या व्यवस्थितः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 148.70

Transliteration

tato māṃ nārado devi asito devalas tathā || parvataś ca mahābhāge mama bhaktyā vyavasthitaḥ ||

Translation

Daraufhin, o Göttin, waren Nārada, Asita und ebenso Devala — und auch Parvata, o Hochbegnadete — in hingebungsvoller Bhakti zugegen und standen Mir dienstbereit bei.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: काल/अनुक्रम-बोधक (temporal/sequential adverb)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• asitaḥ: Asita
• asitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devalaḥ: Devala
• devalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चय/अनुकरण (conjunctive adverb: 'also/likewise')

• parvataḥ: Parvata (sage)
• parvataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadhāraya): महा + भाग; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mama: my/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• vyavasthitaḥ: was firmly devoted/steadfast
• vyavasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘स्थित/नियत’ (being firmly established)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purāṇic Sages

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The listing of renowned sages functions as a traditional authority marker, reinforcing the site’s prestige within the Purāṇic cultural map.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse implies the same locale as the surrounding context (Maṇipūra/Bhūtagiri), though it does not name it explicitly here.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights devotion and disciplined presence (vyavasthā) as valued modes of conduct in the narrative.