Varaha Purana 122.38: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 38

The Greatness of Kokāmukha

Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative

Devanagari script

पूर्णे हि समये तत्तु उभयोश्च तदन्तरम् । तस्य कालः संवृतस्य योऽसौ पूर्वप्रतिस्तवः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 122.38

Transliteration

pūrṇe hi samaye tattu ubhayoś ca tadantaram | tasya kālaḥ saṃvṛtasya yo 'sau pūrvapratistavaḥ

Translation

जब वो फिक्स्ड टाइम पूरा हो गया, तब एक ब्रेक आया। उसके बाद वो टाइम आया जब उसको छुपना पड़ा, जो पहले से ही प्लान था।

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Word by Word

• pūrṇe: when (it was) complete
• pūrṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with samaye

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic

• samaye: at the time/season
• samaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative particle (विरोध/अन्वय-निपात)

• ubhayoḥ: of both
• ubhayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

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

• tadantaram: the interval/meanwhile
• tadantaram: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial sense 'in the meantime'

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

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• saṃvṛtasya: of the concealed/covered (one)
• saṃvṛtasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√vṛ + ta (धातु + क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying tasya (kālaḥ) in genitive relation

• yaḥ: who/which
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• asau: that (yonder)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūrvapratistavaḥ: the earlier praise/previous eulogy
• pūrvapratistavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva + pratistava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Textual Criticism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows temporal and structural signposting in Purāṇic narration; terms like samaya and kāla serve as compositional devices linking episodes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse functions as a narrative hinge, emphasizing that events unfold within bounded time and consequential intervals.