Varaha Purana 193.14: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 14

Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness

Devanagari script

क्षणेनान्तरहितो जातः पितरं प्रत्युवाच ह ॥ विनयात्पृष्टतो वाक्यं भावेन च समन्वितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 193.14

Transliteration

kṣaṇenāntarhito jātaḥ pitaraṃ pratyuvāca ha || vinayāt pṛṣṭhato vākyaṃ bhāvena ca samanvitam ||

Translation

एक पल में वो गायब हो गया। फिर अपने पिता के पास आके बोला। पिता ने जो पूछा था, उसका जवाब इज्जत से दिया। दिल से बोला।

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Word by Word

• kṣaṇena: in a moment

• antarhitaḥ: disappeared/invisible

• jātaḥ: became

• pitaram: to (his) father

• pratyuvāca: replied/addressed

• ha: (narrative particle)

• vinayāt: from humility/with deference

• pṛṣṭhataḥ: when asked/after being questioned

• vākyam: speech/statement

• bhāvena: with feeling/intent

• ca: and

• samanvitam: endowed with/combined with

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice describing the son’s reply)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics (narrative particles)
• Dharma Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic idealization of respectful discourse (vinaya) within family hierarchy, a recurrent ethical motif in Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Humility and sincerity are presented as virtues that should accompany speech, especially in sensitive moral situations.