Varaha Purana 165.9 — Adhyaya 165, Shloka 9

The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

Devanagari script

स तु कालेन महता कुटुम्बासक्तमानसः ॥ कदाचिद्दैवयोगेन साध्वीं भार्यां प्रियान्सुतान् ॥

Transliteration

sa tu kālena mahatā kuṭumbāsaktamānasaḥ || kadācid daivayogena sādhvīṃ bhāryāṃ priyān sutān ||

Translation

Mais, après un long temps, l’esprit attaché à sa maisonnée, un jour—par concours du destin—(il eut) une épouse vertueuse et des fils bien-aimés…

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वय-निपात)

• kālena: with time/in course of time
• kālena: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahatā: great/long
• mahatā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with kālena

• kuṭumbāsaktamānasaḥ: whose mind is attached to family
• kuṭumbāsaktamānasaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭumba (प्रातिपदिक) + āsakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sañj/√asaj) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; बहुव्रीहिः (कुटुम्बे आसक्तं मानसं यस्य सः)

• kadācit: once/sometime
• kadācit: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• daivayogena: by a turn of fate
• daivayogena: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (दैवस्य योगः)

• sādhvīm: virtuous
• sādhvīm: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies bhāryām

• bhāryām: wife
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• priyān: dear/beloved
• priyān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifies sutān

• sutān: sons/children
• sutān: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

Speaker

Varāha (narrating)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Household attachment (kutuṃbāsakti) binds the mind; ‘daiva-yoga’ turns in life can bring dharmic relations (sādhvī bhāryā, priya putrāḥ) that become a test and opportunity for righteous conduct.","karmic_consequence":"If attachment dominates, it deepens bondage and anxiety; if dharma guides family life, it can generate puṇya and gradual purification."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Karma and saṃsāra dynamics","core_concept":"Life’s ‘daiva-yoga’ events unfold within karma; family can be both fetter (āsakti) and field for dharma (sevā, restraint, responsibility).","practical_application":"Practice non-possessive love in family roles; convert attachment into duty (kartavya) and generosity; remember impermanence while caring well."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Literature"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 165 narrative arc (ethical decline → life turns → consequences)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A merchant or householder, long entrenched in worldly life, shown with wife and children appearing as a turning point—tender yet binding.","item_prompts":["family grouping (wife, sons)","merchant attire","gesture of attachment (embrace/holding)","subtle wheel of fate motif"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dignified family tableau; subdued colors; a faint chakra-like fate symbol behind; emphasis on dharmic wife’s calm presence.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly adorned household scene; gold detailing on ornaments; contrast between opulence and the narrative’s moral undertone.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft, classical domestic interior; expressive eyes; gentle lighting to suggest ‘daiva-yoga’ turning.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate family scene in a pavilion; delicate landscape; mild melancholy indicating attachment and impermanence."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Narrative, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm but cautionary"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Narratives
• Purāṇic Storytelling

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a narrative pivot using the common Purāṇic device daivayoga, indicating how moral transformation or consequence is introduced through ‘circumstance’ within the story.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is named; the setting continues from Pratiṣṭhāna in the preceding context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse prepares an ethical contrast between the man’s attachment and the presence of virtuous family members, setting conditions for subsequent instruction or consequence.