Varaha Purana 154.3: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 3
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography Narratives)
॥ तन्मे वद महाराज यद्गोप्यं पूर्वभाषितम् ॥ राजाप्युवाच तां राज्ञीं त्वयाप्युक्तं पुरा मम
|| tanme vada mahārāja yadgopyaṃ pūrvabhāṣitam || rājāpyuvāca tāṃ rājñīṃ tvayāpyuktaṃ purā mama
|| tanme vada mahArAja yadgopyaM pUrvabhAShitam || rAjApyuvAcha tAM rAj~nIM tvayApyuktaM purA mama
रानी ने कहा, महाराज, मुझे वो बात बताओ जो पहले छुपी थी। राजा ने रानी से जवाब दिया, तुमने भी मुझे पहले एक छुपी बात बताई थी।
Sandhi Notes
- tanme → tat + me
- yadgopyaṃ → yat + gopyaṃ
- rājāpyuvāca → rājā + api + uvāca
- tvayāpyuktam → tvayā + api + uktam
Rājñī (Queen) then Rājā (King)
A request to disclose a previously mentioned confidential matter (guhya) within a royal dialogue.
Guhya-vākya (confidential counsel) is exchanged with discretion and mutual trust.
Share sensitive knowledge only within trusted, reciprocal relationships; verify context before disclosure.
Indirect: Mathurā-maṇḍala narrative ambience (sacred topography) without explicit Kṛṣṇa reference in this verse.
Varāha Purāṇa 154 (preceding ‘pūrvabhāṣita’ confidential matter alluded to)
FAQs
It preserves a stylized courtly dialogue pattern used in Purāṇas to introduce etiological accounts (origins of events, places, or vows).
No new location is named in this verse; it continues the setup for a Mathurā-directed narration.
Reciprocity and trust: confidential knowledge is exchanged within a relational and moral framework.
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