Varaha Purana 217.4: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 4

Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī–Varāha Dialogue

Devanagari script

तन्मे ब्रूहि महाभाग यथातत्त्वं जगत्पते ॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ पुलस्त्यो वक्ष्यते शेषं यदतोऽन्यन्महामुने ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 217.4

Transliteration

tan me brūhi mahābhāga yathātattvaṁ jagatpate || brahmovāca || pulastyo vakṣyate śeṣaṁ yad ato'nyan mahāmune ||

Translation

Sage mir dies, o Glückseliger, o Herr der Welt, genau der Wahrheit gemäß. Brahmā sprach: Pulastya wird das Übrige darlegen und auch das, was darüber hinausgeht, o großer Weiser.

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Word by Word

• tat: that (matter)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th) एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप; अत्र सम्प्रदानार्थे (to me)

• brūhi: tell (me)
• brūhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahā-bhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• yathā-tattvam: in accordance with the truth
• yathā-tattvam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (according to reality)

• jagat-pate: O Lord of the world
• jagat-pate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः पतिः)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pulastyaḥ: Pulastya
• pulastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vakṣyate: will tell
• vakṣyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• śeṣam: the remainder
• śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• yat: which/that which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• ataḥ: therefore/from this
• ataḥ: Apadana/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अपादानार्थ (from this/therefore)

• anyat: other, additional
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (यत्/शेषम्)

• mahā-mune: O great sage
• mahā-mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

Speaker

Brahmā (explicit: brahmovāca)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Dialogue
• Knowledge Lineages

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a common Purāṇic technique: delegating exposition to a sage (Pulastya), revealing layered narrator-lineages important for textual history and reception.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse concerns the mechanics of explanation and authority rather than geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes truthful explanation (yathātattvam) and respect for scholarly lineages through which knowledge is transmitted.