Varaha Purana 126.171: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 171

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

पितृपुत्रौ तु विज्ञेयौ जनैस्त्वेकत्र संस्थितौ ॥ हर्षितस्त्वान्तरो बाह्यः कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.171

Transliteration

pitṛ-putrau tu vijñeyau janais tv ekatra saṃsthitau || harṣitas tv āntaro bāhyaḥ kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalaḥ ||

Translation

लोगों ने देखा बाप और बेटा साथ में खड़े हैं। अंदर से भी वो खुश था, बाहर से भी। उसने शुभ काम कर रखे थे।

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Word by Word

• पितृपुत्रौ: father and son
• पितृपुत्रौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: पिता च पुत्रश्च

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• विज्ञेयौ: should be recognized/known
• विज्ञेयौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा + वि (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-भाव (gerundive; ‘to be known’), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual)

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• एकत्र: in one place / together
• एकत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संस्थितौ: having stood / being situated
• संस्थितौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था + सम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual)

• हर्षितः: delighted
• हर्षितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• आन्तरः: inwardly / internal
• आन्तरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) to (implied) हर्षितः

• बाह्यः: outwardly / external
• बाह्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); coordinate adjective

• कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः: one whose festive auspicious rites were performed
• कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कौतुक + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); बहुव्रीहि: यस्य कौतुकमङ्गलं कृतम् (one for whom festive rites are done)

Speaker

Narrator (default frame under Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Social Vocabulary
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves terminology for auspicious domestic/royal celebrations (kautuka, maṅgala) and depicts public recognition as a narrative validation device.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified in this fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage emphasizes the social and emotional value of familial reunion and communal acknowledgement.