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Varaha Purana 137.4: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 4

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

अहो कर्म महाश्रेष्ठं भगवन्स्तव भाषितम् ॥ मम चैव प्रियार्थाय तव भक्तसुखावहम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.4

aho karma mahāśreṣṭhaṁ bhagavans tava bhāṣitam || mama caiva priyārthāya tava bhakta-sukhāvaham

അഹോ! ഭഗവൻ, നിങ്ങളുടെ വചനങ്ങളിൽ പ്രസ്താവിച്ച കർമ്മം മഹാശ്രേഷ്ഠം; അത് എന്റെ പ്രിയാർത്ഥത്തിനും നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭക്തർക്കു സുഖമംഗളം നൽകുന്നതുമാണ്.

अहोah! / indeed!
अहो:
भावप्रकाशक (Exclamation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहो (अव्यय)
Formविस्मयादिबोधक अव्यय (interjection of wonder)
कर्मdeed / act
कर्म:
विधेय (Predicate noun; 'this act')
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
महाश्रेष्ठम्most excellent
महाश्रेष्ठम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान् च श्रेष्ठश्च' → 'very excellent'
भगवन्O Lord / venerable one
भगवन्:
सम्बोधन (Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Pronoun)
भाषितम्spoken / uttered
भाषितम्:
विधेयविशेषण (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootभाष् (धातु) → भाषित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'spoken' (agreeing with कर्म)
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)
एवindeed / just
एव:
अवधारण (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)
प्रिय-अर्थायfor (my) beloved aim / for my benefit
प्रिय-अर्थाय:
सम्प्रदान (Dative purpose/beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'प्रियस्य अर्थः' → 'for (my) dear purpose/benefit'
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
भक्त-सुख-आवहम्bringing joy to devotees
भक्त-सुख-आवहम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; from आ + वह्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'भक्तानां सुखम् आवहति' → 'bringing happiness to devotees' (agreeing with कर्म/भाषितम्)

Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

P
Purāṇic Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
S
Stuti Genre
M
Moral Discourse

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It exemplifies Purāṇic stuti-style validation of authoritative instruction, where ethical teaching is framed as an efficacious ‘act’ (karma) through speech.

No geographic site is referenced in this half-verse.

Valuing instruction that benefits others—especially communities of practice—over self-serving aims.

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