Varaha Purana 113.15: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 15

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Uttara Bhāga · Response protocol (reverence and speech)

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रणम्य ऋषिपुङ्गवम् ॥ उवाच परमा प्रीता धात्री मधुरया गिरा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.15

Transliteration

tatas tasya vacaḥ śrutvā praṇamya ṛṣi-puṅgavam || uvāca paramā prītā dhātrī madhurayā girā

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

रिशि जी की बात सुन के धरती ने उनको सलाम किया। वो बहुत खुश हो गई थी। फिर उन्होंने आराम से, प्यार से बात करना शुरू किया।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)

• śrutvā: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having heard’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: śru (धातु)

• praṇamya: having bowed (saluted)
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having bowed’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: pra-√nam (नम् धातु)

• ṛṣi-puṅgavam: the foremost of sages
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘ṛṣīṇāṃ puṅgavaḥ’; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)

• paramā: supreme/very (greatly)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘dhātrī’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)

• prītā: pleased/delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with ‘dhātrī’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: prīta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √prī)

• dhātrī: the Sustainer (Earth)/Dhātrī
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)

• madhurayā: with sweet
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agrees with ‘girā’
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)

• girā: speech/voice
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• ṛṣi-puṅgavam is a Tatpuruṣa compound

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Sacred assembly spot

Speaker

Narrator; next speaker: Dhātrī (Pṛthivī/Earth)

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Relieved/delighted, respectful (pranamya), gentle and composed

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of discourse (vāg-dharma)

Subjects

EthicsDialogue etiquettePersonification of Earth

Core idea

Right teaching arises from reverence to the wise and from gentle, delighted speech grounded in humility.

In practice

Before speaking on dharma: honor sources/teachers, cultivate calm joy, and speak with measured gentleness to preserve truth and harmony.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics (epithets)
• Environmental personification

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves conventional Sanskrit discourse etiquette—listening, bowing, then speaking—reflecting norms of authority and transmission in premodern textual cultures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respectful engagement with teachers/elders and measured speech as part of disciplined discourse.