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Varaha Purana 162.39: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 39

The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha

श्वशुरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा जामाता वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ किं मया वद कर्तव्यं त्वया त्यक्तेन सुव्रत ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 162.39

śvaśurasya vacaḥ śrutvā jāmātā vākyam abravīt || kiṁ mayā vada kartavyaṁ tvayā tyaktena suvrata ||

ശ്വശുരന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ജാമാതാവ് പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ സുവ്രത, നിങ്ങൾ എന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു; പറയുക, ഞാൻ എന്ത് ചെയ്യണം?

श्वशुरस्यof the father-in-law
श्वशुरस्य:
Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वचःwords
वचः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
जामाताthe son-in-law
जामाता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वाक्यम्a statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्न-सर्वनाम
मयाby me / with me
मया:
Karaṇa/Agent-instrument (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
वदtell (me)
वद:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
कर्तव्यम्to be done / what should be done
कर्तव्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
त्यक्तेनhaving abandoned / after abandoning
त्यक्तेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; त्यज् धातोः क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण (you having abandoned/left)
सुव्रतO virtuous one
सुव्रत:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य)

Jāmātā (son-in-law)

P
Purāṇic Narrative
D
Dialogue
E
Ethical Decision-Making
C
Classical Sanskrit

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It shows the narrative pivot from accusation to seeking a prescribed course of action, a common structure for introducing prāyaścitta or pilgrimage instructions.

No location is named in this verse.

The verse foregrounds the ethical need for guidance: when socially excluded, one seeks a corrective path rather than retaliation.

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