Varaha Purana 74.2: Adhyaya 74, Shloka 2

Measures of the Earth and the Cosmos: The Expansion of the Universe and the Division of Continents and Regions

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । त्वं परः सर्वदेवानामस्माकं च सुरेश्वर । पृच्छाम तेन त्वां प्रश्नमेकं तद् वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ ७४.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 74.2

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | tvaṃ paraḥ sarvadevānām asmākaṃ ca sureśvara | pṛcchāma tena tvāṃ praśnam ekaṃ tad vaktum arhasi || 74.2 ||

Translation

ઋષિઓએ કહ્યું—તમે સર્વ દેવોમાં પરમ છો અને અમારા પણ સુરેશ્વર છો. તેથી અમે તમને એક પ્રશ્ન પૂછીએ છીએ; તે કહેવા તમે યોગ્ય છો.

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Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paraḥ: supreme
• paraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicative)

• sarvadevānām: of all the gods
• sarvadevānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (सर्वेषां देवानाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• asmākam: of us
• asmākam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

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

• sureśvara: O lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (सुराणाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• pṛcchāma: we ask
• pṛcchāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tena: therefore; for that reason
• tena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाव (instrumental used adverbially: therefore/for that reason)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• praśnam: a question
• praśnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'प्रश्नम्' इति विशेषण

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'प्रश्नम्' इत्यस्य पुनरुक्ति/निर्देश (that)

• vaktum: to tell; to speak
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजनार्थ (to speak)

• arhasi: you are worthy; you should
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: sages formally acknowledging an authoritative speaker and requesting instruction, which frames the transmission of doctrine and cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a preface to an inquiry within the chapter’s dialogue setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds epistemic humility and disciplined inquiry: knowledge is sought through respectful questioning of a recognized teacher within a structured discourse.