Varaha Purana 131.2: Adhyaya 131, Shloka 2

Expiation for Chewing the Tooth-stick

Dantakāṣṭha

Devanagari script

नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा पृथिवी धर्मसंश्रितः ॥ विष्णुभक्तसुखार्थाय हृषीकेशमुवाच ह

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 131.2

Transliteration

nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā pṛthivī dharmasaṃśritaḥ || viṣṇubhaktasukhārthāya hṛṣīkeśam uvāca ha

Translation

नारायण की बात सुन के वसुंधरा, जो धरम पे चलती थी, विष्णु के भक्तों के सुख के लिए हृषीकेश से बोली।

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Word by Word

• nārāyaṇa-vacaḥ: Nārāyaṇa’s words

• śrutvā: having heard

• pṛthivī: Earth

• dharma-saṃśritaḥ/saṃśritā: resting upon dharma (text shows masculine agreement

• viṣṇu-bhakta: devotees of Viṣṇu

• sukha-arthāya: for the purpose of happiness/welfare

• hṛṣīkeśam: to Hṛṣīkeśa

• uvāca: spoke

• ha: emphatic particle

Speaker

Narrator (defaulted within dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights a Purāṇic social ethic: teachings are framed as benefiting a community of practitioners (bhaktas), not only individual salvation narratives.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds welfare-oriented motivation: discourse and instruction are presented as aimed at the well-being of practitioners.