Varaha Purana 175.25: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 25

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

गीतनृत्यादिषु रता तासां धर्ममुपागता ॥ अल्पैस्तु दिवसैः साध्वी असाध्वीभिः परिवृता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.25

Transliteration

gītanṛtyādiṣu ratā tāsāṃ dharmam upāgatā | alpais tu divasaiḥ sādhvī asādhvībhiḥ parivṛtā ||

Translation

Tenggelam dalam nyanyian, tarian, dan sebagainya, ia mengikuti tata laku mereka. Dalam beberapa hari saja, perempuan saleh itu pun dikelilingi oleh perempuan-perempuan yang tidak berbudi luhur.

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Word by Word

• gīta-nṛtya-ādiṣu: in singing, dancing, etc.
• gīta-nṛtya-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (प्रातिपदिक) + nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative), बहुवचन; ādi-शब्देन समाहार (etc.)

• ratā: attached / devoted
• ratā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ram (धातु) + kta (क्त) / rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tāsām: of them
• tāsām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• dharmam: dharma / righteous conduct
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• upāgatā: having attained / came to
• upāgatā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• alpaiḥ: with few / in a few
• alpaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• divasaiḥ: by days / within days
• divasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• sādhvī: a virtuous woman
• sādhvī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asādhvībhiḥ: by unvirtuous women
• asādhvībhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (निषेध) + sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• parivṛtā: surrounded
• parivṛtā: Kriyā/Viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari√vṛt (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default for this fragmentary excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Discourse
• Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic narratives frame moral transformation through association and leisure-culture motifs (song/dance), a useful data point for ethical and social-history studies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic identifier appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

An implicit caution about moral influence through company and adopted customs (dharma as ‘way of life’ in context).