Varaha Purana 191.8: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 8

Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation

Devanagari script

ततो भूमे दक्षिणाङ्गात् पुरुषो मे विनिःसृतः ॥ रूपवान् द्युतिमांश्चैव श्रीमान् ह्रीकीर्तिमान्नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 191.8

Transliteration

tato bhūme dakṣiṇāṅgāt puruṣo me viniḥsṛtaḥ || rūpavān dyutimāṃś caiva śrīmān hrīkīrtimān naraḥ |

Translation

«Dann, o Erde, trat aus meiner rechten Seite ein Mann hervor: schön, strahlend, mit Wohlstand begabt und von Schamhaftigkeit und Ruhm erfüllt».

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Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदर्थ-काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• भूमे: O Earth
• भूमे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• दक्षिण-अङ्गात्: from the right limb/side
• दक्षिण-अङ्गात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पुरुषः: a man/person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• विनिःसृतः: came forth / emerged
• विनिःसृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निः-√सृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भाव (intransitive: 'came forth')

• रूपवान्: handsome / possessing form
• रूपवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• द्युतिमान्: radiant
• द्युतिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्युतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• श्रीमान्: prosperous / illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ह्री-कीर्तिमान्: modest and famed
• ह्री-कीर्तिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ह्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (having modesty and fame)

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Myth
• Ritual Etiology
• Sanskrit Descriptive Epithets
• Vaiṣṇava Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique where ritual concepts are personified via emanation stories, lending cultural authority to ceremonial practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the imagery is bodily/cosmic rather than tied to a place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implicitly valorizes qualities like modesty (hrī) and reputation (kīrti) as admirable traits associated with the ritual figure.