Varaha Purana 126.189: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 189

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा सप्तरात्रेण सर्वं सम्पाद्य साधनम् ॥ गजाश्वपशुयानादिकार्षापणकधेनुकम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.189

Transliteration

ity uktvā saptarātreṇa sarvaṁ sampādya sādhanam || gajāśvapāśuyānādikārṣāpaṇakadhेनukam ||

Translation

यह बात कह के उन्होंने सात रात में सब काम करवा लिया। हाथी, घोड़े, गाय-बैल, सब कुछ तैयार कर दिया। पैसा भी जमा किया, गाय भी लाए।

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Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṁhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्द (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having said’

• sapta-rātreṇa: within seven nights / in seven days
• sapta-rātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (rātra), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (सप्तानां रात्राणां समाहारः)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of sādhanam

• sampādya: having arranged
• sampādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having prepared/accomplished’

• sādhanam: means/equipment
• sādhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• gaja-aśva-paśu-yāna-ādi-kārṣāpaṇa-ka-dhenukam: (a collection of) elephants, horses, animals, vehicles etc., coins and cows
• gaja-aśva-paśu-yāna-ādi-kārṣāpaṇa-ka-dhenukam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + yāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + kārṣāpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रातिपदिक, suffixal) + dhenuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-समास (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) ‘elephants, horses, cattle, vehicles etc., coins and cows’ (as a collected set)

Speaker

Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Economy
• Material Culture
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves an enumerative list (animals, conveyances, currency, cattle) useful for reconstructing economic vocabulary and travel practice in Sanskrit narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named here; it supports the surrounding tīrtha narrative by describing the practical preparations for movement and gifting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Preparedness and responsible provisioning: the narrative frames orderly acquisition of resources as part of a disciplined undertaking.