Varaha Purana 22.34: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 34

Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Royal/Family Discourse)

Devanagari script

एवं श्रुत्वा तदा वाक्यं शैलराजो मुदा युतः । उवाच दुहितां धन्यां तस्मिन् काले वराननाम् ॥ २२.३४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 22.34

Transliteration

evaṁ śrutvā tadā vākyaṁ śailarājo mudā yutaḥ | uvāca duhitāṁ dhanyāṁ tasmin kāle varānanām || 22.34 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Als der Herr des Berges jene Worte vernahm, von Freude erfüllt, sprach er zu jener Zeit zu seiner gesegneten, schönantlitzigen Tochter.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (thus)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having heard)
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)
• Role: Kala (काल)
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• वाक्यम्: the statement/words
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• शैलराजः: the king of mountains (Himālaya)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: शैल-राज (प्रातिपदिक; शैल + राज)

• मुदा: with joy
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थे (with joy)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)

• युतः: endowed/connected
• Type: Adjective
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of शैलराजः)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त, क्त)

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• दुहिताम्: to (his) daughter
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• धन्याम्: fortunate/blessed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of दुहिताम्)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in that)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• काले: time
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (at the time)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर-आननाम्: with a beautiful face
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of दुहिताम्)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: वर-आनन (प्रातिपदिक; वर + आनन)

Sandhi Notes

• वराननाम् = वर + आननाम्

Speaker and setting

Hasya and Shringara rasaSetting: Sacred mountain court

Speaker

Narrator

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Narrative dharma (family auspiciousness)

Subjects

NarrativeGenealogy/Family DiscourseCourtly Dialogue

Core idea

Auspicious speech and joyful consent stabilize social-ritual order in major life transitions.

In practice

In family decisions, communicate blessings clearly and cultivate supportive joy rather than suspicion.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Vaishnavism (textual corpus context)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a brief transition that marks the reception of counsel and the initiation of a response, helping structure dialogue and genealogy-centered storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name appears in this verse; the term śailarāja (“lord of the mountain”) is a title and does not by itself identify a specific, historically locatable mountain without additional context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; it foregrounds attentive listening (śrutvā) and respectful address within a familial/courtly exchange—values often used as narrative scaffolding for subsequent instruction.