Varaha Purana 98.5: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 5

Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha

Devanagari script

बभौ दुर्वाससा सम्यग्बोधितश्च विशेषतः ॥ हिमाद्रेरुत्तरे पादे पुष्यभद्रा नदी शुभा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 98.5

Transliteration

babhau durvāsasā samyag bodhitaś ca viśeṣataḥ || himādrer uttare pāde puṣyabhadrā nadī śubhā ||

Translation

「彼は再び卓越した者となった。ドゥルヴァーサスによって—とりわけ—正しく教え導かれたからである。ヒマーラヤの北の斜面には、吉祥なるプシュヤバドラー（Puṣyabhadrā）という川がある。」

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Word by Word

• babhau: shone/became
• babhau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• durvāsasā: by Durvāsā
• durvāsasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• samyak: properly/well
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (रीतिवाचक)

• bodhitaḥ: was instructed/awakened
• bodhitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/भावे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bodhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √budh causative/√budh)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त/PPP) ‘instructed/awakened’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially/in particular
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (विशेषेण)

• himādreḥ: of the हिमाद्रि (snow-mountain)
• himādreḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himādri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• uttare: on the northern
• uttare: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with pāde

• pāde: slope/foot/quarter
• pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṣyabhadrā: Puṣyabhadrā (river)
• puṣyabhadrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣyabhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name (river)

• nadī: river
• nadī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to puṣyabhadrā

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with nadī

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines moral biography (instruction by an ascetic authority) with a named river in the Himalayan frame, typical of Purāṇic blending of ethics and sacred geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Puṣyabhadrā river is located on the northern slope/foot of Himādri (the Himālaya). A precise modern identification is uncertain without additional corroborating textual and regional data.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Correct instruction (samyagbodha) and disciplined guidance are presented as catalysts for moral re-formation.