Varaha Purana 126.48: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 48

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dialogue (Ascetic Authority and Speech-Act)

Devanagari script

ममैव वचनं श्रुत्वा स मुनिस्तपसान्वितः ।। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं प्रसादार्थी महायशाः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.48

Transliteration

mamaiva vacanaṃ śrutvā sa munis tapasānvitaḥ || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ prasādārthī mahāyaśāḥ

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

उस रिशि ने मेरी बात सुन ली। वो तपस्या करते थे। उन्होंने प्यार से बात की, क्योंकि वो खुश रहना चाहते थे। उनकी बड़ाई थी सब जगह।

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Word by Word

• mama: my
• Type: Noun
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• eva: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)
• Role: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• vacanam: word(s)/statement
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुṃsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)

• śrutvā: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable verbal form; prior action
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: √śru श्रु (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)

• saḥ: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• muniḥ: sage
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)

• tapasānvitaḥ: endowed with austerity
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (instrumental) ‘tapasā anvitaḥ’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; √i इ + anu उपसर्ग, क्त)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √vac वच् (धातु)

• madhuram: sweet
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with vākyaṃ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)

• vākyam: speech/utterance
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)

• prasāda-arthī: seeking grace
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘prasādasya arthī’ (desirous of favor)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahāyaśāḥ: greatly renowned
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘mahat yaśaḥ yasya’ (usage as adjective)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• mamaiva = mama + eva
• tapasānvitaḥ = tapasā + anvitaḥ
• prasādārthī = prasāda + arthī

Speaker and setting

Vira and Raudra rasaSetting: Royal court/dialogue setting

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

What she asks

A king’s prior inquiry is being answered: the ‘guhya’ (confidential) reason/circumstance behind the serpent’s slaying.

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Moral psychology and governance of passions

Subjects

EthicsLiterary DialogueAscetic Culture

Core idea

Krodha can precipitate decisive action; dharma requires discerning when punishment is justice versus passion.

In practice

Before acting, examine motive (krodha vs nyāya); rulers especially should seek counsel and align punishment with protection of order.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standard Purāṇic social model: sages wield influence through tapas and carefully framed speech, illustrating how authority is negotiated through discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes disciplined speech (madhura-vākya) and the cultural value placed on humility when requesting reconciliation or favor.