Varaha Purana 144.83: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 83

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

गुरोश्च कुशलं ब्रूहि कुत्रास्ते स तपोधनः ॥ भवान् कुतः समायातः किमत्रागमकारणम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.83

Transliteration

guroś ca kuśalaṃ brūhi kutrāste sa tapodhanaḥ || bhavān kutaḥ samāyātaḥ kim atrāgama-kāraṇam

Translation

ഗുരുവിന്റെ ക്ഷേമവും പറയുക—ആ തപോധനൻ എവിടെയുണ്ട്? നിങ്ങൾ എവിടെ നിന്നാണ് വന്നത്, ഇവിടെ വരാനുള്ള കാരണമെന്ത്?

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Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

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

• कुशलम्: well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell, speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• कुत्र: where?
• कुत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नवाचक-देश (interrogative adverb of place)

• आस्ते: is sitting/staying
• आस्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 3rd person, Singular; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपोधनः: the ascetic rich in austerity
• तपोधनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (तपः एव धनं यस्य / तपसः धनम्)

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (honorific ‘you’)

• कुतः: from where?
• कुतः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नवाचक-अपादान (interrogative ‘from where?’)

• समायातः: has come/arrived
• समायातः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘having come/arrived’

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (interrogative)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (here)

• आगमकारणम्: reason for (your) coming
• आगमकारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आगमस्य कारणम्)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies polite inquiry conventions in Sanskrit discourse (asking kuśala, location, and purpose), illuminating social pragmatics in Purāṇic narration.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Disciplined communication: inquiry that is respectful, structured, and oriented toward clarity of purpose.