Varaha Purana 126.149 — Adhyaya 126, Shloka 149

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

जाताः संवर्धिताः पुत्राः सर्वकामेषु निष्ठिताः ॥ पितृपृष्टं तु यद्गुह्यं गोपयन्ति सुताधमाः

Transliteration

jātāḥ saṁvardhitāḥ putrāḥ sarvakāmeṣu niṣṭhitāḥ || pitṛpṛṣṭaṁ tu yad guhyaṁ gopayanti sutādhamāḥ

Translation

Aunque los hijos nacen y son criados, y se afirman en la consecución de todos los deseos, los peores entre los hijos ocultan lo secreto cuando el padre pregunta por ello.

Word by Word

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• संवर्धिताः: raised; nurtured
• संवर्धिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+वृध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वकामेषु: in all desires/objects of desire
• सर्वकामेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (determinative): ‘सर्वे कामाः’

• निष्ठिताः: devoted; engaged; established
• निष्ठिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पितृ-पृष्टम्: asked by the father
• पितृ-पृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘पित्रा पृष्टम्’ (asked by the father)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• यत्: which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative)

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गोपयन्ति: hide; conceal
• गोपयन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage ‘to conceal’

• सुत-अधमाः: base/wretched sons
• सुत-अधमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘अधमाः सुताः’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Family Duty"]

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Ethics
• Social Norms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents normative expectations in family discourse—truthful communication and responsiveness to elders—common to Dharma-oriented Purāṇic instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified; the verse is ethical and social in focus.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Concealing relevant truth from a questioning parent/elder is depicted as morally blameworthy.