Varaha Purana 144.84: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 84

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

तन्मे विस्तरतो ब्रूहि अर्घ्यश्चैवोपगृह्यताम् ॥ इत्युक्तः सोऽर्घ्यमादाय विश्रम्य च ततो गुरोः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.84

Transliteration

tan me vistarato brūhi arghyaś caivopagṛhyatām || ity uktaḥ so'rghyam ādāya viśramya ca tato guroḥ

Translation

मुझे पूरा डिटेल में बताओ। पहले यह अर्घ्य ले लो। उसने अर्घ्य लिया, थोड़ा आराम किया, और फिर गुरु की बात आगे बढ़ाई।

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Word by Word

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative/Genitive, Singular (to me / my)

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in detail)

• ब्रूहि: tell
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• अर्घ्यः: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (honorary offering)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• उपगृह्यताम्: let (it) be accepted
• उपगृह्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive); ‘let it be accepted/received’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति (quotative)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘having been told/addressed’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; having taken

• विश्रम्य: having rested
• विश्रम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + श्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; having rested

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla/Anubandha (काल/अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents āśrama etiquette—offering and accepting arghya—an important cultural practice frequently referenced in Sanskrit literature and relevant for ritual-history indexing.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Hospitality and respectful reception: honoring guests/messengers through formal offerings and attentive listening.