Varaha Purana 149.71: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 71

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

अत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे कथ्यमानं मया शृणु ॥ पश्यन्ति मनुजाः सर्वे धर्मकामाः न संशयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.71

Transliteration

atrāścaryaṃ mahābhāge kathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu || paśyanti manujāḥ sarve dharmakāmā na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ഹേ മഹാഭാഗേ! ഞാൻ പറയുന്ന ഈ അത്ഭുതം കേൾക്കുക; ധർമ്മം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ മനുഷ്യരും അതിനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു—സംശയമില്ല।

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Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• āścaryam: a wonder
• āścaryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate lady
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

• kathyamānam: being told / being described
• kathyamānam: Karma (कर्म) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (धातु) + य (यक्) + शानच् (शानच्)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—आश्चर्यम्

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr/Agent (कर्ता—कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paśyanti: see
• paśyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• manujāḥ: people / men
• manujāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण—मनुजाः

• dharma-kāmāḥ: desiring dharma (righteousness)
• dharma-kāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण—मनुजाः

• na: not / no
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — अस्ति इत्यध्याहारः
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Refrain
• Tīrtha-Māhātmya
• Didactic Framing

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

As a repeated framing line, it demonstrates oral-formulaic features in Purāṇic transmission and the structuring of site-based narratives through refrains.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name is given; the verse serves as a narrative hinge introducing the next described phenomenon.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It again connects ethical aspiration (dharma-kāma) with access to or perception of the narrated wonder.