Varaha Purana 218.13: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 13

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ततो व्रतं धराण्याश्च गीतागस्त्यस्य चोत्तमा ॥ पशुपालस्य चाख्यानं भर्तृप्राप्तिव्रतं तथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.13

Transliteration

tato vrataṃ dharāṇyāś ca gītāgastyasya cottamā | paśupālasya cākhyānaṃ bhartṛ-prāpti-vrataṃ tathā ||

Translation

फिर धरणी का व्रत आता है। अगस्त्य की गीता भी है। एक गैवाले की कहानी भी है। और पति पाने का व्रत भी है।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'thereafter'

• vratam: vow; observance
• vratam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharāṇyāḥ: of Dharāṇī (Earth)
• dharāṇyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• gītāgastyasya: of Gītāgastya
• gītāgastyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gītāgastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय-समास: gītā (sung/recited; 'Gītā') + agastya (Agastya) → 'Gītāgastya' (Agastya-related Gītā/recitation)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• uttamā: excellent; supreme
• uttamā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying an implied feminine noun (e.g., kathā/upākhyā) or appositional to a feminine topic

• paśupālasya: of the cowherd/herdsman
• paśupālasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśupāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• ākhyānam: narrative; story
• ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhartṛ-prāpti-vratam: vow for attaining a husband
• bhartṛ-prāpti-vratam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ + prāpti + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास: bhartṛ (husband) + prāpti (attainment) + vrata (vow)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय), particle/adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Varāha

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates a mixed register of content—Earth-associated observances, a didactic ‘gītā’ attributed to Agastya, and socially oriented vows—useful for studying Purāṇic ritual culture and transmission of instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named; ‘Dharāṇī’ denotes the Earth as a personified principle rather than a specific site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse points to vow-based disciplines (vratas) as structured practices; ethical details depend on the full sections referenced (not included in this excerpt).