Varaha Purana 30.3: Adhyaya 30, Shloka 3

The Origin of Dhanada (Kubera) from Vāyu and the Observance of the Ekādaśī Vow

Devanagari script

तत्र मूर्त्तस्य वायोस्तु उत्पत्तिः कीर्त्यये मया । तां शृणुष्व महाभाग कथ्यमानां मयानघ ॥ ३०.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 30.3

Transliteration

tatra mūrttasya vāyostu utpattiḥ kīrtyaye mayā | tāṃ śṛṇuṣva mahābhāga kathyamānāṃ mayānagha || 30.3 ||

Translation

Dort will ich die Entstehung der verkörperten Gestalt des Vāyu (Windes) darlegen. Höre zu, o Glückbegnadeter—o Tadelloser—während ich es erzähle.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there/in that context
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• mūrttasya: of the embodied
• mūrttasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies vāyoḥ)

• vāyoḥ: of the wind
• vāyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• utpattiḥ: origin/birth
• utpattiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• kīrtyaye: for (your) fame/praise
• kīrtyaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• tām: that (story/account)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘utpattiḥ’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भोगः/भाग्यं यस्य)

• kathyamānām: being narrated
• kathyamānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kath (धातु) + ya (य) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘tām’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• anagha: O sinless one
• anagha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण संबोधन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a transitional framing verse typical of Purāṇic composition, introducing a forthcoming cosmological account (here, the origin of Vāyu) and signaling an instructional dialogue format.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a narrative preface to a cosmological explanation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes attentive listening and disciplined reception of instruction as a philosophical-educational norm within the dialogue tradition.