Varaha Purana 175.24: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 24

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

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha–Māhātmya and Courtly/Social Narrative (Devagartteśvara–Śiva; Kānyakubja episode)

Devanagari script

तस्य देवस्य या वेश्यास्ताभिः सा प्रतिलोभिता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.24

Transliteration

tasya devasya yā veśyās tābhiḥ sā pratilobhitā ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Por las cortesanas pertenecientes al séquito de aquel dios, ella fue atraída y seducida.

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m/n), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
• Role: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• devasya: of the god
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन
• Role: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• yā: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• veśyāḥ: courtesans
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: veśyā (प्रातिपदिक)

• tābhiḥ: by them
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• sā: she
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• pratilobhitā: was enticed / lured
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: prati√lubh (धातु) + kta (क्त)

Sandhi Notes

• veśyās tābhiḥ = veśyāḥ tābhiḥ (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ḥ + t → s t)

Speaker and setting

Bibhatsa and Karuna rasaSetting: Temple-institution / attached quarters

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics (saṅga-doṣa)

Subjects

Social HistoryInstitutional Religion (narrative depiction)

Core idea

Association (saṅga) and temptation can overturn discernment; dharma is not secured by labels or proximity to sanctity.

In practice

Guard the senses; choose companions carefully; test ‘religious’ environments by conduct (ācāra), not by name.

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Cultural History
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates how narrative texts may associate entertainment or courtesan groups with larger institutional settings, a theme relevant to social-history readings (without assuming literal institutional practice).

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse narrates an act of enticement; any ethical evaluation would depend on the broader narrative context not included in the fragment.