Varaha Purana 175.23: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 23

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

प्रवर्त्तते सुवित्ताढ्य प्रेक्षणीयं मनोरमम् ॥ वादित्राणि च गीतानि शक्रस्य भवने यथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.23

Transliteration

pravarttate suvittāḍhya prekṣaṇīyaṃ manoramam | vāditrāṇi ca gītāni śakrasya bhavane yathā ||

Translation

Prosiguió espléndidamente, rico en recursos—deleitoso y digno de contemplarse. Había instrumentos musicales y cantos, como si fuera en el palacio de Śakra (Indra).

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Word by Word

• pravartate: proceeds / takes place
• pravartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• su-vitta-āḍhya: rich in good wealth
• su-vitta-āḍhya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vitta (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• prekṣaṇīyam: worth seeing
• prekṣaṇīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√īkṣ (धातु) + anīya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be seen')

• manoramam: charming
• manoramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vāditrāṇi: musical instruments
• vāditrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāditra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• gītāni: songs
• gītāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• śakrasya: of Śakra (Indra)
• śakrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• bhavane: in the palace/house
• bhavane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th case/locative), एकवचन

• yathā: as / like
• yathā: Upamāna/Prakāra (उपमान/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison/manner)

Speaker

Varāha (default for this fragmentary excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Performing Arts History
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves terminology for music and spectacle associated with ritual patronage, offering a window into cultural performance motifs in Purāṇic narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new place-name appears here; the verse uses a mythic comparison to Śakra’s (Indra’s) palace.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical rule is stated; the verse emphasizes the grandeur and public visibility of patronized ritual events.