Varaha Purana 137.20: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

बाढमित्येव तां वाक्यं प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरे ।। विस्रब्धा भव सुश्रोणि कल्याणेन यशस्विनि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.20

Transliteration

bāḍham ity eva tāṁ vākyaṁ pratyuvāca vasundhare | visrabdhā bhava suśroṇi kalyāṇena yaśasvini ||

Translation

वो मान गया और बोला, ठीक है। देवी, तुम टेंशन मत लो। सब अच्छा होगा, तुम्हारी बड़ाई होगी।

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Word by Word

• bāḍham: certainly/so be it

• iti eva: thus indeed

• tām: that

• vākyam: statement

• pratyuvāca: replied

• vasundhare: O Earth (voc.)

• visrabdhā: reassured/at ease

• bhava: be

• suśroṇi: O fair-hipped one (epithet)

• kalyāṇena: with auspiciousness/for wellbeing

• yaśasvini: O illustrious one

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor voice addressing Vasundharā/Pr̥thivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic dialogic register in which Earth (Vasundharā/Pr̥thivī) is personified and addressed, reinforcing the text’s ecological-cosmological framing.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this reassurance verse; it functions within the broader Saukarava context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical tone is reassurance and wellbeing—stability, calm, and auspicious resolution within a cosmological relationship between protector and Earth.