Varaha Purana 145.21: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 21

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः ॥ मधुरां गिरमादाय प्रत्यवोचमृषिं प्रति ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.21

Transliteration

evaṁ tasya vacaḥ śrutvā brāhmaṇasya tapasvinaḥ || madhurāṁ giram ādāya pratyavocam ṛṣiṁ prati ||

Translation

मैंने उस तपस्वी ब्राह्मण की बात सुन ली। फिर मैंने आवाज़ नरम की और रिशि को जवाब दिया।

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तपस्विनः: of the ascetic, penitent
• तपस्विनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ब्राह्मणस्य)

• मधुराम्: sweet
• मधुराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying गिरम्)

• गिरम्: speech, utterance
• गिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken up
• आदाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः—गृहीत्वा/स्वीकृत्य (having taken)

• प्रत्यवोचम्: I replied
• प्रत्यवोचम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + अव + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ऋषिम्: to the sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards, to
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/संबन्धबोधक (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Sanskrit Philology
• Religious Syncretism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic narrative convention where a divine or authoritative speaker responds in measured, courteous language to an ascetic interlocutor, reflecting norms of learned discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined speech—responding with gentleness and composure in dialogue with ascetics and teachers.