Varaha Purana 14.53: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 53

Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors

Devanagari script

धरण्युवाच ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 14.53

Transliteration

dharaṇy uvāca ||

Translation

धरणी ने कहा। वो धरती थी।

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Word by Word

• dharaṇī: Earth (goddess)
• dharaṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Cosmological Personification

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Speaker markers (uvāca) are key structural devices in Purāṇic composition, preserving dialogic framing for oral/recitational transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; it is a speaker cue rather than a descriptive verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct instruction; it signals a shift to Earth’s perspective within the dialogue.