Varaha Purana 137.111: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 111

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

यत्त्वया पृच्छितं पूर्वं सर्वसंसारमोक्षणम्॥ ततो नारायणाच्छ्रुत्वा पृथिवी संहितव्रता

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.111

Transliteration

yat tvayā pṛcchitaṁ pūrvaṁ sarva-saṁsāra-mokṣaṇam || tato nārāyaṇāc chrutvā pṛthivī saṁśita-vratā

Translation

तुमने पहले पूछा था कि इस दुनिया से कैसे मुक्त मिले। नारायण से यह सुन के पृथ्वी ने व्रत पकड़ लिया।

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Word by Word

• yat: which/that (which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• pṛcchitam: asked
• pṛcchitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; agrees with yat

• pūrvam: previously
• pūrvam: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverbial accusative): 'formerly/before'

• sarva-saṁsāra-mokṣaṇam: complete liberation from saṁsāra
• sarva-saṁsāra-mokṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + saṁsāra + mokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'संसारस्य मोक्षणम्' with sarva as qualifier

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (then/from that)

• nārāyaṇāt: from Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having heard'

• pṛthivī: Pṛthivī (Earth / a woman named Pṛthivī)
• pṛthivī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• saṁśita-vratā: firm in vows
• saṁśita-vratā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṁśita + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'संशितं व्रतं यस्याः/या' (one whose vow is firm)

Speaker

Narrator/Composite (default to Varāha-framework; Nārāyaṇa referenced as source)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It points to a liberation-oriented teaching embedded within Purāṇic narrative, showing how mokṣa discourse coexists with tīrtha and cosmology materials.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfast discipline (vrata) is presented as an appropriate response to liberation teaching—hearing (śravaṇa) leading to committed practice.