Varaha Purana 145.110: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 110

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

कथितं ते महादेवि किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.110

Transliteration

kathitaṃ te mahādevi kim anyac chrotum icchasi ||

Translation

देवी, मैंने तुम्हे पूरा बता दिया। अब और क्या सुनना चाहती हो?

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Word by Word

• kathitam: (it is) told/has been narrated
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (कथ् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; impersonal passive: 'it has been told'

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: mahā devī

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• anyat: other/else
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies implied object of 'śrotum'

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), 'to hear'

• icchasi: you desire
• icchasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dialogue Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves the dialogic pedagogy typical of Purāṇas, marking a transition point where the listener may request further topics.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is a conversational closure rather than a geographic reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models inquiry-based learning: teaching is presented as responsive to the listener’s questions.