Varaha Purana 142.2: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 2

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

Devanagari script

धरण्युवाच ॥ दास्यां मे प्रणयं कृत्वा विज्ञाप्यं शृणु माधव ॥ मृदुना च स्वभावेन वक्ष्यामि त्वां जनार्दन ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 142.2

Transliteration

dharaṇyuvāca || dāsyāṃ me praṇayaṃ kṛtvā vijñāpyaṃ śṛṇu mādhava || mṛdunā ca svabhāvena vakṣyāmi tvāṃ janārdana ||

Translation

ധരണി പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മാധവാ! എന്റെ ദാസ്യഭാവവും പ്രണയവും സ്വീകരിച്ച് ഞാൻ സമർപ്പിക്കുന്ന അപേക്ഷ കേൾക്കണമേ. ഹേ ജനാർദനാ! മൃദുസ്വഭാവത്തോടെ ഞാൻ അങ്ങോടു സംസാരിക്കും.

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Word by Word

• धरणी: Earth (Dharaṇī)
• धरणी: कर्ता (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दास्याम्: in (the state of) a maidservant
• दास्याम्: अधिकरण (Locus/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• प्रणयम्: affection/attachment
• प्रणयम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive); पूर्वकाले (having done/made)

• विज्ञाप्यम्: a request/petition (to be stated)
• विज्ञाप्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञाप्य (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा with vi + ṇic/णिच् sense)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; भाववाचक/कर्तव्यतार्थक (that which is to be informed/requested)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माधव: O Mādhava
• माधव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• मृदुना: with gentleness
• मृदुना: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; साधनवाचक

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• स्वभावेन: by (my) nature/disposition
• स्वभावेन: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will speak
• वक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: to you
• त्वाम्: सम्प्रदान/प्रति (Recipient/Target)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical posture—an interlocutor frames a question as a respectful petition, signaling didactic discourse on normative practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified here; the verse functions as a formal preface to a doctrinal/ethical query.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models disciplined speech and inquiry: gentle address, humility, and clarity in petitioning an authority figure.