Varaha Purana 148.17: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 17

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

तव देव प्रसादेन इहलोकः प्रवर्तताम् ॥ तानप्येवं वदिष्यामि शिष्याय भवतां प्रियम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 148.17

Transliteration

tava deva prasādena ihalokaḥ pravartatām || tān apy evaṁ vadiṣyāmi śiṣyāya bhavatāṁ priyam

Translation

ഹേ ദേവാ! നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഈ ലോകം യഥാവിധി പ്രവൃത്തിക്കട്ടെ. ശിഷ്യഹിതത്തിനായി, നിനക്കു പ്രിയമായതു പോലെ, അവരോടും ഞാൻ ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെ പറയും.

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• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular (your)

• देव: O God/Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• प्रसादेन: by (your) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular (by grace)

• इहलोकः: this world
• इहलोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इहलोक (प्रातिपदिक); इह + लोक
• Form: समासः: इह लोकः (सप्तमी/अव्ययीभाव-भावार्थे प्रचलित; here as तत्पुरुष-like lexical compound); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रवर्तताम्: let (it) proceed
• प्रवर्तताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative 3rd sg (let it proceed/continue)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural (them)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• वदिष्यामि: I shall say
• वदिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; simple future 1st sg

• शिष्याय: to the disciple
• शिष्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular (to/for the disciple)

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; genitive plural (of you all/your)

• प्रियम्: what is dear/pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; used as object/complement

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Didactic Dialogue
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic rhetorical move: linking cosmic/social continuity (pravṛtti of the world) with the transmission of teaching to disciples, indicating a pedagogy embedded in worldview maintenance.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustain right conduct in the world through disciplined teaching transmitted to worthy students.