Varaha Purana 154.4: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 4

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तद्वदस्व स्वकं गुह्यं पश्चाद्वक्ष्याम्यहं तव ॥ इत्युक्त्वा पीवरी ज्ञात्वा प्रहस्य तु गुणालयाः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.4

Transliteration

tadvadasva svakaṃ guhyaṃ paścādvakṣyāmyahaṃ tava || ityuktvā pīvarī jñātvā prahasya tu guṇālayāḥ

Translation

„So sprich zuerst dein eigenes Geheimnis; danach werde ich dir das deine sagen.“ Als sie dies verstand, lächelte Pīvarī — eine Stätte der Tugenden.

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Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vadasva: tell (please)
• vadasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• svakam: your own
• svakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of 'guhyam'

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (afterwards)

• vakṣyāmi: I will tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• tava: to you / of you
• tava: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): having said

• pīvarī: Pīvarī (name)
• pīvarī: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jñātvā: having understood
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having known/understood

• prahasya: having smiled/laughed
• prahasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√has (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund-like): having laughed/smiled

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• guṇa-ālayāḥ: (she who is) an abode of virtues
• guṇa-ālayāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (गुणानाम् आलयः = abode of virtues); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ending -ā) agreeing with 'pīvarī'

Speaker

Rājā (King) then Narrative voice about Pīvarī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Women in Sanskrit Narrative
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a formal shift to a first-person account by a named female figure (Pīvarī), typical of embedded narrative testimony in Purāṇic texts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name occurs here; it functions as a transition into the forthcoming tīrtha-linked story.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Measured disclosure: secrets are to be shared responsibly, in order, and within trusted dialogue.