Varaha Purana 138.26: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 26

The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird

and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit

Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-śikṣā (Marriage arrangements and social continuity)

Devanagari script

कन्या वै रमणीयाश्च सजातीयाः कुलोद्भवाः ॥ आनयिष्याव भद्रं ते उद्वाहेन क्रमेण ते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 138.26

Transliteration

kanyā vai ramaṇīyāś ca sajātīyāḥ kulodbhavāḥ || ānayiṣyāva bhadraṁ te udvāhena krameṇa te ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

अच्छी लड़कियाँ हैं, हमारे ही समाज की, अच्छे घर की। हम उन्हे ला कर तुम्हारा ब्याह कर देंगे। सब ठीक से होगा।

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Word by Word

• kanyāḥ: girls / brides
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)

• vai: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)
• Role: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Root: vai (अव्यय)

• ramaṇīyāḥ: charming / beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: ramaṇīya (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• sajātīyāḥ: of the same caste/tribe
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/सह) + jātīya (प्रातिपदिक)

• kulodbhavāḥ: born in noble families
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): ‘born from a (good) family’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)

• ānayiṣyāvaḥ: we two shall bring
• Type: Verb
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic Future), 1st person, Dual, Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: nī (धातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)

• bhadram: good fortune / blessings
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; used as benedictive interjection ‘good fortune’
• Role: Āśīḥ (आशीः/मङ्गल)
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)

• te: for you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• udvāhena: by marriage / through wedding
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: udvāha (प्रातिपदिक)

• krameṇa: in order / gradually
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; adverbial ‘in due order’
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)

• te: for you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (repeated for emphasis/metrical)
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• kanyā vai (plural sense) taken as kanyāḥ
• ānayiṣyāva (IAST) normalized to ānayiṣyāvaḥ (1st dual ending -vaḥ)
• kulodbhavāḥ = kula + udbhavāḥ (tatpuruṣa)

Speaker and setting

Vatsalya and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Maternal, protective, concerned with propriety and auspicious order

What she asks

Shall we arrange your marriage properly—bringing suitable brides of good family and same community, in due sequence?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma of life-stages

Subjects

EthicsSocial customsFamily life

Core idea

Ordered household life (saṃskāra-guided marriage) is a pillar for dharma, artha, and ritual continuity.

In practice

Approach marriage as a saṃskāra: prioritize character, compatibility, and family stability; follow ethical consent and welfare (even when texts speak in lineage terms).

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Social History
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Sanskrit narratives encode marriage as a socially regulated institution, using vocabulary of lineage (kula) and procedure (krama).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Emphasizing orderly procedure and social compatibility as framing principles for marriage arrangements.