Varaha Purana 191.5: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 5

Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation

Devanagari script

वराहरूपी भगवान् प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 191.5

Transliteration

varāharūpī bhagavān pratyuvāca vasundharām |

Translation

भगवान ने वराह का रूप लिया और वसुंधरा से बात की। यह धरती थी जिससे वो बात कर रहे थे।

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Word by Word

• वराह-रूपी: having the form of a boar
• वराह-रूपी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वसुन्धराम्: to the Earth (Vasundharā)
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual transition to Varāha’s speech)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Narrative Frames
• Textual Transmission

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a formal shift into direct discourse, a common Purāṇic device used to structure teaching as a dialogue between a divine instructor and an inquiring figure (here, Earth).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it identifies the interlocutor as Vasundharā (Earth) rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical injunction appears here; the verse functions as a narrative hinge introducing Varāha’s explanatory response.