Varaha Purana 175.13: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाय च दत्ता सा धनधान्यसमन्विता॥ स द्विजः कालसम्पन्नः सभार्यस्तत्र संस्थितः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.13

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāya ca dattā sā dhanadhānyasamanvitā || sa dvijaḥ kālasampannaḥ sabhāryas tatra saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Us ladki ki shaadi ek Brahmin ke saath ho gayi. Uske ghar mein dhan aur anaaj dono the. Jab sahi waqt aaya, woh Brahmin apni biwi ke saath wahi rehne laga.

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Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/दत्ते), एकवचन; Dative singular masculine

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

• dattā: given
• dattā: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा) धातु; datta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with sā

• sā: she/that (woman)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular feminine

• dhana-dhānya-samanvitā: endowed with wealth and grain
• dhana-dhānya-samanvitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—धनधान्येन समन्विता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); adjective agreeing with sā

• saḥ: he/that (man)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular masculine

• dvijaḥ: Brahmin (twice-born)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• kāla-sampannaḥ: timely / at the proper time
• kāla-sampannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कालेन सम्पन्नः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष) / ‘at the proper time, well-timed’; adjective of dvijaḥ

• sa-bhāryaḥ: with (his) wife
• sa-bhāryaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स) अव्यय-उपसर्गवत् + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—सभार्यः = ‘with (his) wife’; adjective of dvijaḥ

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• saṃsthitaḥ: remained / was settled
• saṃsthitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था) धातु; saṃsthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used predicatively of dvijaḥ

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma (Gṛhastha)
• Material Culture (Food/Grain)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Purāṇic narratives encode household stability through marriage alliances and provisioning (grain/wealth), offering a window into cultural ideals of security.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced; it continues the established locale of settlement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes social continuity—settlement, provisioning, and household responsibility—presented as stabilizing responses after hardship.