Varaha Purana 148.72: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे निरुक्तिकरणं मया ॥ त्वया पृष्टं हि यद्भद्रे सर्वभागवतप्रियम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.72

Transliteration

etat te kathitaṃ bhadre niruktikaraṇaṃ mayā || tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ hi yad bhadre sarvabhāgavatapriyam ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭദ്രേ, ഇതിന്റെ നിരുക്തി-വ്യാഖ്യാനം ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞു. കാരണം ഹേ ഭദ്രേ, നീ ചോദിച്ചതെല്ലാം ഭാഗവതഭക്തർക്കു പ്രിയമായതാണ്.

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• kathitam: has been told
• kathitam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘उक्तम्’ (told)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nirukti-karaṇam: the etymological explanation
• nirukti-karaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirukti (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: निरुक्तेः करणम् (act of etymological explanation); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pṛṣṭam: (that which was) asked
• pṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘प्रश्नीकृतम्’ (asked)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) — अवधारण/कारण-सूचक (indeed/for)

• yat: which/that
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-bhāgavata-priyam: dear to all devotees
• sarva-bhāgavata-priyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध): सर्वेषां भागवतानां प्रियम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘yat/etat’)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a pedagogical closure typical of Purāṇic dialogue: question, explanation, and validation of the inquiry as culturally valued.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced in this verse; it concludes the explanation about the already discussed site and epithet.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It affirms the value of thoughtful questioning and transmission of knowledge within a community of practice.