Varaha Purana 113.6: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 6
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
Pūrva Bhāga · Sanatkumāra arrives; observes Earth
स तेन सान्त्वितायां वै पृथिव्यां यः समागतः ॥ सनत्कुमारस्तत्क्षेत्रे दृष्ट्वा तां संस्थितां महीम् ॥
sa tena sāntvitāyāṃ vai pṛthivyāṃ yaḥ samāgataḥ || sanatkumāras tat-kṣetre dṛṣṭvā tāṃ saṃsthitāṃ mahīm ||
sa tena sAntvitAyAM vai pRRithivyAM yaH samAgataH || sanatkumArastatkShetre dRRiShTvA tAM saMsthitAM mahIm
जब धरती को थोड़ा सहारा मिल गया, तब सनत्कुमार वहाँ आ गए। उस जगह देखा कि धरती वापस अपनी जगह पर आ गई है।
Sandhi Notes
- सनत्कुमारस्तत्क्षेत्रे = सनत्कुमारः + तत् + क्षेत्रे
Narrator
Relieved, stabilized (saṃsthitā) after consolation
Cosmic stability (dhāraṇā/saṃsthiti) is a divine act later confirmed by ṛṣi-witness, grounding tradition in remembered sacred geography.
Treat kṣetra-narratives as living memory: approach sacred places with reverence and learn from realized teachers who ‘arrive’ after restoration to transmit meaning.
Earth is already consoled and re-established; Varaha’s action is presupposed rather than described.
Varāha–Pṛthivī consolation/restoration episode immediately preceding this verse
FAQs
It introduces Sanatkumāra—often a transmitter of knowledge—indicating a shift from cosmological event to didactic dialogue.
The text says 'tat-kṣetre' (“in that region/place”) without naming it; identification is not possible from this fragment alone.
Stabilization and consolation precede instruction: restoration is followed by reflective discourse and guidance.
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