Varaha Purana 157.22: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 22

Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā–Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle

Devanagari script

परिष्वज्य हि धर्मेण व्याजेन च सुगोपितम् ॥ मातलिस्तत्र चागत्य देवैरुक्तं यथोदितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 157.22

Transliteration

pariṣvajya hi dharmeṇa vyājena ca sugopitam || mātalis tatra cāgatya devair uktaṃ yathoditam |

Translation

ധർമ്മപ്രകാരം ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്ത്, ഒരു വ്യാജകാരണം കൊണ്ടു കാര്യം നന്നായി മറച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് മാതലി അവിടെ എത്തി; ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ വാക്ക് പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

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Word by Word

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive): ‘having embraced’

• हि: indeed
• हि: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphasis)

• धर्मेण: by righteousness / properly
• धर्मेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/रीतिवाचक

• व्याजेन: by a pretext
• व्याजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय conjunction)

• सुगोपितम्: well-hidden / well-protected
• सुगोपितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + गोपित (कृदन्त, √गुप्/√गोप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• मातलिः: Mātali (Indra’s charioteer)
• मातलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• च: and
• च: None (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय अव्ययभाव (gerund): ‘having come’

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Kartr (कर्ता/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• यथा: as
• यथा: None (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/रीतिवाचक: ‘as/according to’)

• उदितम्: uttered/declared
• उदितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त, √वद्/√उद्+इ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Narrative Studies
• Indra Cycle Figures
• Dharma Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The appearance of Mātali reflects shared mythic personnel across Sanskrit corpora, indicating a common narrative repertoire used for legitimizing place and event.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name occurs here; ‘tatra’ ties the event to the chapter’s sacred landscape already under description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The phrase ‘dharmeṇa’ highlights conduct aligned with propriety, suggesting socially regulated behavior even within mythic storytelling.