Varaha Purana 99.96: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 96

The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift

Devanagari script

दीक्षितात्मा पुनर्भूत्वा वराहं शृणुयाद्यदि ॥ तेन वेदपुराणानि सर्वे मन्त्राः ससंग्रहाः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 99.96

Transliteration

dīkṣitātmā punar bhūtvā varāhaṃ śṛṇuyād yadi || tena vedapurāṇāni sarve mantrāḥ sasaṃgrahāḥ

Translation

अगर तुम दीक्षा ले के वराह पुराण सुनो। तो तुम्हे वेद और पुराण सब मिल जायेंगे। सारे मंत्र भी मिल जायेंगे।

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Word by Word

• दीक्षित-आत्मा: one whose self is initiated (an initiated person)
• दीक्षित-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षित (कृदन्त, दीक्ष् धातु) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दीक्षित’ विशेषणपूर्वपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) ‘having become’

• वराहम्: Varāha (boar incarnation)
• वराहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शृणुयात्: should listen (to)
• शृणुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Hetu/Śarta (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तबोधक (conditional conjunction)

• तेन: by that / thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वेद-पुराणानि: the Vedas and Purāṇas
• वेद-पुराणानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘मन्त्राः’

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स-संग्रहाः: together with their collections/compilations
• स-संग्रहाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय ‘सह’) + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘स’ (with) + ‘संग्रह’

Speaker

Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Mantra and Śravaṇa Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a Purāṇic claim of textual comprehensiveness, positioning a specific narrative-teaching (Varāha discourse) as a condensed gateway to broader scriptural corpora.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is mentioned; the emphasis is on pedagogical transmission and textual authority.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To cultivate disciplined receptivity (initiation and attentive listening) as a means of integrating wide-ranging knowledge and practice.