Varaha Purana 147.19: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 19

The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa

the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release

Devanagari script

दह्यते स्म जगत्सर्वं स तु किञ्चिन्न चेच्छति॥ को वा प्रतिविधिस्तत्र यथा सर्वस्य सम्भवेत्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 147.19

Transliteration

dahyate sma jagat sarvaṃ sa tu kiñcin na cecchati || ko vā pratividhis tatra yathā sarvasya sambhavet ||

Translation

सारी दुनिया जल रही थी, लेकिन वो रुकना नहीं चाहता था। अब क्या करना चाहिए? कैसे सब को बचाया जाए? कोई रास्ता नहीं दिख रहा था।

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Word by Word

• dahyate: burns/is being burnt
• dahyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive/intransitive sense 'is burning'

• sma: indeed/then (narrative)
• sma: Kāla-bhāva (कालभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle indicating past narration with present (स्म-निपात)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• sarvam: entire
• sarvam: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; agrees with jagat

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrastive

• kiñcit: anything
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; indefinite pronoun

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• icchati: wants/desires
• icchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• kaḥ: who/what (who)
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; interrogative pronoun

• vā: or/indeed
• vā: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive/alternative particle (विकल्प-निपात)

• pratividhiḥ: remedy/countermeasure
• pratividhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratividhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• tatra: there/in that situation
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• yathā: so that/as
• yathā: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/adverb (यथार्थ/उपमानार्थ) introducing manner/result

• sarvasya: for all/of everything
• sarvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular; 'for/of all'

• sambhavet: might occur/be possible
• sambhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Reasoning
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a literary pattern of existential crisis (uncontrolled destruction) prompting deliberation about governance, restraint, and collective welfare.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the scope is cosmic (“the whole world”).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames an ethical imperative: seeking a remedy that protects “all,” emphasizing universal welfare over factional interest.