Varaha Purana 142.5: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 5

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधव्याः स तु माधवः ॥ प्रहस्य भावशुद्धात्मा तत एवमभाषत ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.5

Transliteration

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavyāḥ sa tu mādhavaḥ || prahasya bhāvaśuddhātmā tata evamabhāṣata ||

Translation

माधव ने वसुंधरा की बात सुनी। वो अंदर से बिल्कुल साफ था, मुस्कुरा के बोला।

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Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive); पूर्वकाले

• माधव्याः: of Mādhavī (Earth as consort of Mādhava)
• माधव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Apposition to तस्याः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोध (particle: but/indeed)

• माधवः: Mādhava
• माधवः: कर्ता (Apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• प्रहस्य: having smiled/laughed
• प्रहस्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive); पूर्वकाले (having laughed/smiled)

• भावशुद्धात्मा: one whose mind is pure
• भावशुद्धात्मा: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव-शुद्ध-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—शुद्धः आत्मा यस्य सः, भावेन शुद्धः (pure-minded)

• ततः: then
• ततः: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: then)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (implied within Sūta’s narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Textual Framing

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a conventional narrative hinge: the interlocutor’s question is acknowledged and the authoritative response is signaled, reflecting oral-style composition strategies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes attentive listening and measured response—an ethical posture in instructional dialogue.