Varaha Purana 138.50: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 50

The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird

and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit

Devanagari script

सूर्यतीर्थं समासाद्य यत्तात परिपृच्छसि ॥ बाढमित्येव पुत्रं तौ दम्पती प्रोचतुश्च तम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 138.50

Transliteration

sūryatīrthaṃ samāsādya yat tāta paripṛcchasi || bāḍham ity eva putraṃ tau dampatī procatuś ca tam

Translation

बेटा, सूर्यतीर्थ पहुँच के तुम जो पूछना चाहते हो, पूछ सकते हो। माँ बाप ने हाँ कही और बेटे से बात की।

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Word by Word

• सूर्य-तीर्थम्: the Sun’s sacred ford (Sūryatīrtha)
• सूर्य-तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of the Sun' + 'ford/pilgrimage-place'

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having reached/approached'

• यत्: which / what
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'that which'

• तात: dear father / dear sir
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• परिपृच्छसि: you ask
• परिपृच्छसि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• बाढम्: certainly / agreed
• बाढम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bāḍham (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (affirmative particle/स्वीकृतिवाचक)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (quotative particle/उद्धरणचिह्न)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (particle/निपात; emphasis)

• पुत्रम्: (their) son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; pronoun

• दम्पती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dampatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; 'husband and wife' as a dual noun

• प्रोचतुः: said / spoke
• प्रोचतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual; Parasmaipada

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun referring to 'him' (the son)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice; the couple speaks within the verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the Purāṇic linkage of instruction to tīrtha-settings, reflecting the role of pilgrimage geography in textual pedagogy and cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

Sūryatīrtha is explicitly named; the excerpt alone does not specify its region, and multiple sites in Sanskrit tradition bear similar solar tīrtha names.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Seek teachings in designated cultural-ritual contexts, emphasizing disciplined inquiry and contextual learning.