Varaha Purana 137.77: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

उवाच वाक्यं मेदिन्याः मेषदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः ॥ शृणु भूमे प्रयत्नेन कथ्यमानं मयानघे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.77

Transliteration

uvāca vākyaṃ medinyāḥ meṣadundubhinisvanaḥ || śṛṇu bhūme prayatnena kathyamānaṃ mayānaghe

Translation

मेषदुन्दुभि ने पृथ्वी से कहा। सुनो पृथ्वी, ध्यान से सुनो जो मैं बोल रहा हूँ। तुम पाप से साफ हो।

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Word by Word

• uvāca: said/spoke

• vākyam: words

• medinyāḥ: to/of Medinī (Earth)

• meṣa-dundubhi-nisvanaḥ: ‘one whose sound is like a ram-drum’ (epithet/name)

• śṛṇu: listen

• bhūme: O Earth

• prayatnena: with effort/attentively

• kathyamānam: being narrated

• mayā: by me

• anaghe: O blameless/sinless one

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; named speaker ‘Meṣadundubhinisvana’ appears as an epithet/name within the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Ecological Personification
• Sanskrit Onomastics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights the Purāṇic device of personifying Earth (Medinī/Bhūmi) as an interlocutor, supporting themes of terrestrial care and sacred geography in the broader Varāha tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place is named; Earth is addressed as a cosmic entity.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Attentive listening and careful reception of instruction are presented as prerequisites for understanding (śṛṇu… prayatnena).