Varaha Purana 152.2: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 2

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

धरन्युवाच ॥ पद्मपत्र विशालाक्ष लोकनाथ जगत्पते ॥ त्वत्प्रसादाच्च देवेश श्रुतं शास्त्रं महौजसम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.2

Transliteration

dharaṇy uvāca || padmapatra-viśālākṣa lokanātha jagatpate || tvatprasādāc ca deveśa śrutaṃ śāstraṃ mahaujasam ||

Translation

ಧರಣಿ ನುಡಿದಳು—ಹೇ ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರ-ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷ! ಹೇ ಲೋಕನಾಥ, ಹೇ ಜಗತ್ಪತೇ! ಹೇ ದೇವೇಶ, ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸಾದದಿಂದ ನಾನು ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯಾದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೋಪದೇಶವನ್ನು ಶ್ರವಣಮಾಡಿದೆನು।

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Word by Word

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

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

• padma-patra-viśāla-akṣa: O one with large lotus-petal-like eyes
• padma-patra-viśāla-akṣa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहिः: padmapatre iva viśāle akṣī yasya saḥ

• lokanātha: O lord of the world
• lokanātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: lokānāṃ nāthaḥ

• jagatpate: O lord of the universe
• jagatpate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: jagataḥ patiḥ

• tvat-prasādāt: from your grace
• tvat-prasādāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: tava prasādaḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• deveśa: O lord of the gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: devānām īśaḥ

• śrutam: heard; learned
• śrutam: Kriyā (क्रियापद/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicative with śāstram

• śāstram: treatise; scripture
• śāstram: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-ojasam: of great power/splendor
• mahā-ojasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: mahad ojaḥ yasya tat; adjective qualifying śāstram

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-Śāstra Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It showcases a Purāṇic pedagogical device: Earth personified as a questioner, allowing sacred geography and ethics to be taught through dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a transition into the forthcoming Mathurā-related tīrtha discussion.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights learning as a grace-mediated process in the narrative: listening to śāstra is presented as a disciplined reception of authoritative knowledge.