Varaha Purana 113.63: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 63

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

शृणु तत्त्वेन विप्रेन्द्र गुह्यं धर्मं महौजसम् ॥ भगवत्प्रोक्तधर्मेषु यद्गुह्यं कथयाम्यहम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.63

Transliteration

śṛṇu tattvena viprendra guhyaṃ dharmaṃ mahaujasam || bhagavatproktadharmeṣu yad guhyaṃ kathayāmy aham ||

Translation

Listen in accordance with the truth, O best of brahmins, to the secret and greatly potent dharma. Among the dharmas taught by the Blessed Lord, I shall relate what is confidential.

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Word by Word

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• tattvena: in truth / truly
• tattvena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana (singular); adverbial use

• vipra-indra: O best of Brahmins
• vipra-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: viprāṇām indraḥ (best of Brahmins)

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); qualifying dharmam

• dharmam: dharma / teaching
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• mahā-ojasam: very powerful
• mahā-ojasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); karmadhāraya: mahad ojaḥ yasya (very powerful) qualifying dharmam

• bhagavat-prokta-dharmeṣu: among the dharmas taught by the Lord
• bhagavat-prokta-dharmeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat + prokta + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Bahuvacana (plural); multi-member tatpuruṣa: bhagavatā proktāḥ dharmāḥ (dharmas taught by the Lord)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative link)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom/Acc), Ekavacana (singular); relative pronoun referring to ‘guhyam (dharmaṃ)’

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom/Acc), Ekavacana (singular); predicate/relative qualifier

• kathayāmi: I tell / I explain
• kathayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); pronoun (gender-neutral usage)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a rhetorical transition into ‘guhya’ (confidential) instruction, a common Purāṇic device for framing specialized teachings within a dialogue setting.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction is epistemic and pedagogical: to listen attentively and truthfully to a structured teaching on dharma.