Varaha Purana 113.9: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 9

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मपुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा पृथिवी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ यद्गुह्यं स मया पृष्टो यच्च मे सम्प्रभाषितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 113.9

Transliteration

brahma-putra-vacaḥ śrutvā pṛthivī vākyam abravīt || dharaṇy uvāca || yad guhyaṃ sa mayā pṛṣṭo yac ca me samprabhāṣitam ||

Translation

ブラフマーの子の言葉を聞いて、大地は語った。大地は言った。「私が彼に問いかけたその秘事、そして私に告げられたことは……」

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Word by Word

• brahma: Brahmā
• brahma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Stem-form in compound

• putra: son
• putra: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Stem-form in compound

• vacaḥ: speech/words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘words of Brahmā’s son’

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• pṛthivī: Earth
• pṛthivī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vākyam: statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• abravīt: spoke/said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dharaṇī: Dharaṇī (Earth)
• dharaṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yat: what/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying yat

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pṛṣṭaḥ: was asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate of saḥ

• yat: and what/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• samprabhāṣitam: was fully spoken/told
• samprabhāṣitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with yat

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dialogue Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a transition into a 'guhya' (esoteric/inner) teaching segment, a common Purāṇic technique for structuring layered instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is identified in this verse; it functions as a narrative hinge into the forthcoming account.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Responsible transmission: the Earth signals she will report what was asked and what was communicated, emphasizing accurate relay of discourse.