Varaha Purana 123.5: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 5

The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites

Devanagari script

एवं पृष्टस्तदा देव्याः माधव्याः स तु माधवः॥ प्रहस्य पुनरेवेदं वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 123.5

Transliteration

evaṃ pṛṣṭas tadā devyāḥ mādhavyāḥ sa tu mādhavaḥ || prahasya punar evedaṃ vaktuṃ samupacakrame

Translation

देवी माधवी ने सवाल किया। माधव मुस्कुरा के फिर बोलने लगे। वो यह बात समझाने लगे जो पहले कह रहे थे।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• pṛṣṭaḥ: having been asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṛcch (धातु) → pṛṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta; past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त); Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with 'saḥ'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; time-adverb (कालवाचक)

• devyāḥ: of the goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• mādhavyāḥ: of Mādhavī
• mādhavyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; apposition to 'devyāḥ'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• mādhavaḥ: Mādhava (Vishnu)
• mādhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition to 'saḥ'

• prahasya: having laughed/smiled
• prahasya: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-has (धातु) → prahasya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta; absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त); indeclinable verbal form

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (पुनरुक्ति/पुनः)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• idam: this (speech/statement)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• vaktum: to speak
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → vaktum (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta; infinitive (तुमुन्)

• samupacakrame: began/undertook
• samupacakrame: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√kram (धातु)
• Form: Tinganta; Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Narrator (implicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the editorial technique of re-opening instruction after an inquiry, preserving oral-recitation cues (smiling, beginning to speak) characteristic of Purāṇic performance contexts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identification occurs in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models an ideal teacher–inquirer relationship: respectful questioning met by calm, benevolent instruction.