Varaha Purana 177.5: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 5

The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship

Devanagari script

साम्बं दृष्ट्वा च सर्वासां क्षुभ्यते च मनः प्रभो ॥ एतत्तु ब्रह्मलोके च गीयते दैवतैः स्वयम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 177.5

Transliteration

sāmbaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca sarvāsāṃ kṣubhyate ca manaḥ prabho || etattu brahmaloke ca gīyate daivataiḥ svayam

Translation

जब यह सब साम्ब को देखती हैं, उनका मन हिल जाता है। यह बात ब्रह्मा की दुनिया में भी लोग गाके सुनाते हैं।

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Word by Word

• sāmbam: Samba
• sāmbam: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/acc), Ekavacana

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), gerund; ‘having seen’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• sarvāsām: of all (those women)
• sarvāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/gen), Bahuvacana

• kṣubhyate: is agitated
• kṣubhyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣubh (क्षुभ् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; ātmanepada (passive-like intransitive)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/nom), Ekavacana

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (voc), Ekavacana

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st/nom), Ekavacana

• tu: indeed
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle

• brahma-loke: in Brahma-loka
• brahma-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/loc), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष: brahmaṇaḥ lokaḥ

• ca: also
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• gīyate: is sung/recited
• gīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gai (गै धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; karmaṇi prayoga (passive)

• daivataiḥ: by the gods
• daivataiḥ: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता in passive / Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (collective), Tṛtīyā (3rd/instr), Bahuvacana

• svayam: themselves
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; reflexive adverb ‘by themselves’

Speaker

Unspecified (Nārada speaking within Varāha’s narrated discourse)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Mythic Cosmology (Brahmaloka reference)
• Moral Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic narratives legitimize events through cosmic witness (Brahmaloka, deities), a literary strategy that amplifies social-moral themes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Brahmaloka is a cosmological locale rather than a terrestrial geography; the earthly setting remains Dvārakā by context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds the theme of mental agitation (kṣobha) as a driver of consequential action, preparing the reader for an ethics-of-restraint narrative.