Varaha Purana 148.71: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

नाम कुर्वन्ति मे तत्र मणिपूरगिरौ ततः ॥ स्तुतस्वामीति विख्यातं मम कर्मव्यपाश्रितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.71

Transliteration

nāma kurvanti me tatra maṇipūragirau tataḥ || stutasvāmīti vikhyātaṃ mama karmavyapāśritam ||

Translation

അവിടെ മണിപൂരഗിരിയിൽ അവർ പിന്നെ എനിക്ക് നാമകരണം ചെയ്തു; എന്റെ കര്‍മത്തെ ആധാരമാക്കി ഞാൻ ‘സ്തുതസ്വാമി’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി।

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Word by Word

• nāma: a name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• kurvanti: they make/give
• kurvanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश-अधिकरण-बोधक (locative adverb)

• maṇipūra-girau: on/at Maṇipūra mountain
• maṇipūra-girau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇipūra + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-सम्बन्धार्थ): मणिपूरस्य गिरिः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/हेतु-बोधक (then/thereupon)

• stuta-svāmi-iti: “Stutasvāmin” (so called)
• stuta-svāmi-iti: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: stuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + svāmin (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: स्तुतः स्वामी (praised lord) इति; ‘इति’ इत्यनेन नाम-निर्देशः (quotative particle)

• vikhyātam: (it is) renowned
• vikhyātam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘प्रसिद्धम्’ (well-known)

• mama: my/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• karma-vyapāśritam: dependent on/connected with my deed
• karma-vyapāśritam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-apa-ā-śri (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: कर्म + व्यपाश्रित (कर्मणि आश्रितम्); कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘vikhyātam/nāma’)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts preserve onomastic traditions—linking a deity’s epithet to localized narratives and commemorative practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

Maṇipūragiri (Maṇipūra mountain) is explicitly named as the setting for the epithet’s formation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies that reputation (vikhyāti) should be grounded in actions (karma), presenting a deed-centered moral logic.