Varaha Purana 126.9: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

दत्तानि धनरत्नानि जातस्तस्य विधिः परः ॥ इदानीं ब्रूहि सत्यं तद्यत्कृते सुन्दरी स्नुषा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.9

Transliteration

dattāni dhanaratnāni jāt as tasya vidhiḥ paraḥ || idānīṃ brūhi satyaṃ tad yatkṛte sundarī snuṣā

Translation

धन और रत्न दिए गए थे, और उससे आगे का सिलसिला शुरू हुआ। अब सच बताओ, वो सुंदर बहू किसलिए बनी?

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Word by Word

• dattāni: given (things)
• dattāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘given’

• dhana-ratnāni: wealth and jewels
• dhana-ratnāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Plural; itaretara-dvandva: ‘wealth and jewels’

• jātaḥ: has arisen; has occurred
• jātaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; ‘born/arisen’

• tasya: of that; his/its
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• vidhiḥ: rule; ordinance; fate
• vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• paraḥ: supreme; higher
• paraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with vidhiḥ

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• brūhi: tell; speak
• brūhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of brūhi

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; correlating with yat-

• yat-kṛte: for which (cause); for whose sake
• yat-kṛte: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; compound: yat + kṛte = ‘for which reason/for whose sake’ (हेतौ सप्तमी)

• sundarī: the beautiful woman
• sundarī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• snuṣā: daughter-in-law
• snuṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snuṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to sundarī

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques linking donation, social relations, and subsequent outcomes—useful for studying norms of household ethics and causality in Sanskrit storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition focusing on interpersonal causation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The explicit demand is for satya (truthful explanation), emphasizing accountability and clarity in describing motives and consequences.