Varaha Purana 175.6: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

व्यासोऽपनodayāmāsa नानावाक्यैः सताङ्गतिः ॥

Transliteration

vyāso 'panodayāmāsa nānāvākyaiḥ satāṅgatiḥ ||

Translation

善き人々と交わるヴィヤーサは、多くの言葉と教説によって（彼らの）疑念を払い除いた。

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Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपनodayāmāsa: removed / dispelled
• अपनodayāmāsa: क्रिया (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + नुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘अप-’ उपसर्ग; रूपम्: अपनुदयामास (periphrastic perfect)

• नाना: various
• नाना: विशेषण-भाव (modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: various)

• वाक्यैः: by statements/arguments
• वाक्यैः: करण (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘सत्’ = good/virtuous people

• गतिः: course/way; refuge
• गतिः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (continued narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Indic Intellectual History
• Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It represents Vyāsa as an exegetical authority who resolves interpretive uncertainty, reflecting the Purāṇic model of knowledge transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Seek clarity through informed teaching and cultivate association with the ethically grounded (satāṅgati).