Varaha Purana 128.36: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 36

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

ततो महीवचः श्रुत्वा मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः ॥ वराहरूपी भगवानुवाच स महाद्युतिः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.36

Transliteration

tato mahīvacaḥ śrutvā meghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ || varāharūpī bhagavān uvāca sa mahādyutiḥ

Translation

धरती की बात सुन के भगवान ने जवाब दिया। वो वराह रूप में थे। उनकी आवाज़ बादल और ढोल जैसी थी। वो बहुत चमक रहे थे।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), ‘thereupon/from that’

• mahī-vacaḥ: Earth’s words
• mahī-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (वचस्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘speech/words of Earth’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु, धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having heard’

• megha-dundubhi-niḥsvanaḥ: whose sound was like thunder and a drum
• megha-dundubhi-niḥsvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक) + dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक) + niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of varāharūpī/bhagavān; ‘having a sound like cloud and kettle-drum’

• varāha-rūpī: in the form of a boar
• varāha-rūpī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (रूपिन्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of bhagavān

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्, धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun referring to bhagavān

• mahā-dyutiḥ: of great splendor
• mahā-dyutiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + dyuti (द्युतिः, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of saḥ/bhagavān

Speaker

Sūta (narration introducing Varāha’s reply)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Theophany
• Sanskrit Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It showcases Purāṇic stylistics: divine speech is introduced with sensory imagery (cloud/drum resonance) and epithets (mahādyuti), aiding oral-aural reception.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it reinforces attentive listening and responsive instruction within a teacher–inquirer framework (Earth speaks; Varāha responds).