Varaha Purana 207.6: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 6

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Devanagari script

उवाच च महातेजाः सूर्यपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ स्वागतम् ते द्विजश्रेष्ठ दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि नारद ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 207.6

Transliteration

uvāca ca mahātejāḥ sūryaputraḥ pratāpavān || svāgataṃ te dvijaśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāpto'si nārada ||

Translation

Da sprach der machtvolle, strahlende Sohn der Sonne, voll Tapferkeit: „Sei willkommen, o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen. Durch gutes Geschick bist du gekommen, Nārada.“

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Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सूर्यपुत्रः: son of the Sun
• सूर्यपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्यपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक: सूर्य + पुत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valiant
• प्रतापवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; अभिवादनार्थ प्रयोग (as greeting)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately/by good luck
• दिष्ट्या: Hetu/Nimitta (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तृतीया-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (idiomatic instrumental used as indeclinable: ‘by good fortune’)

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘arrived’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūryaputra (commonly identified with Dharmarāja/Yama in Purāṇic usage)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention: authoritative figures formally receive a visiting sage, establishing the setting for a didactic discourse on dharma.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym is given in this verse; it functions as a narrative greeting rather than a place-marker.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models respectful hospitality toward learned visitors, a social ethic frequently emphasized in dharma literature.