Varaha Purana 112.67: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 67

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

दशमं ब्रह्मवैवर्त्त लैङ्गमेकादशं स्मृतम् ॥ वाराहं द्वादशं प्रोक्तं स्कन्दं चापि त्रयोदशम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.67

Transliteration

daśamaṃ brahmavaivartta laiṅgam ekādaśaṃ smṛtam || vārāhaṃ dvādaśaṃ proktaṃ skandaṃ cāpi trayodaśam

Translation

दसवाँ ग्रंथ ब्रह्मवैवर्त है। ग्यारहवाँ लिंग है। बारहवाँ वराह है। और तेरहवाँ स्कंद है।

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Word by Word

• daśamam: the tenth (one)
• daśamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective used substantively

• brahmavaivarttam: (the) Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa)
• brahmavaivarttam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-vaivarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; Purāṇa-name; समास: ब्रह्मणः वैवर्तः इति (determinative)

• laiṅgam: (the) Liṅga (Purāṇa)
• laiṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laiṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; Purāṇa-name

• ekādaśam: the eleventh (one)
• ekādaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ordinal adjective used substantively

• smṛtam: is remembered/considered
• smṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative Singular; used predicatively: ‘is remembered/considered’

• vārāham: (the) Vārāha (Purāṇa)
• vārāham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; Purāṇa-name

• dvādaśam: the twelfth (one)
• dvādaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ordinal adjective used substantively

• proktam: is declared/said
• proktam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative Singular; ‘is said/declared’

• skandam: (the) Skanda (Purāṇa)
• skandam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; Purāṇa-name

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि—emphasis/addition)

• trayodaśam: the thirteenth (one)
• trayodaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayodaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ordinal adjective used substantively

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Bibliography
• Intertextuality

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is valuable for canon-history because it explicitly places the Vārāha Purāṇa within an ordered list, offering internal evidence for cataloguing traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse concerns textual titles.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical instruction; the verse is bibliographic.