Varaha Purana 137.51: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

बुद्धिः सम्पद्यते तस्य प्रियादर्शनलालसा ॥ कोऽर्च्यस्तत्किं व्रतं चास्या एषा स्वपिति निर्जने

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.51

Transliteration

buddhiḥ sampadyate tasya priyādarśana-lālasā || ko 'rcyas tat kiṁ vrataṁ cāsyā eṣā svapiti nirjane

Translation

उसकी समझ आ जाती है। अपने प्यारे को देखने का दिल करता है। कौन है जिसको पूजा करना चाहिए? क्या व्रत रखना है? वो अकेली सो रही है यहाँ।

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Word by Word

• buddhiḥ: understanding / intention
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sampadyate: arises / comes to be
• sampadyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pad + sam (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• priyādarśana-lālasā: longing to see the beloved
• priyādarśana-lālasā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya-darśana-lālasā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) “eagerness for seeing the beloved”; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to buddhiḥ

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• arcyaḥ: to be worshipped
• arcyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arcya (कृदन्त; √arc (धातु))
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/यत् sense), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vratam: vow/observance
• vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• svapiti: sleeps
• svapiti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √svap (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirjane: in a lonely place
• nirjane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine (नपुं/पुं), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially

Speaker

Narrator (default: Varāha framework; verse reports internal questioning)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It captures a typical Purāṇic narrative technique: interior questioning used to introduce a forthcoming doctrinal explanation about worship and vow practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse describes a solitary setting (nirjana) without naming a site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds reflective inquiry—seeking clarity about proper objects of worship and appropriate observances before acting.