Varaha Purana 170.3: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 3

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

विललाप च सुश्रोणि चैकान्ते दीनमानसा ॥ सरस्वतीसङ्गमेऽथ स्त्रियो दृष्ट्वा प्रजावतिः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.3

Transliteration

vilalāpa ca suśroṇi caikānte dīnamānasā || sarasvatīsaṅgame'tha striyo dṛṣṭvā prajāvatīḥ

Translation

സുന്ദരനിതംബയയായ അവൾ ഏകാന്തത്തിൽ ദീനമനസ്സോടെ വിലപിച്ചു. പിന്നെ സരസ്വതീ സംഗമത്തിൽ സന്താനവതികളായ സ്ത്രീകളെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ,

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Word by Word

• विललाप: lamented/wailed
• विललाप: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुश्रोणि: the fair-hipped woman
• सुश्रोणि: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुश्रोणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: सु + श्रोणि ('she who has beautiful hips')

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एकान्ते: in solitude/in a secluded place
• एकान्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (m./n.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दीनमानसा: with a sorrowful mind
• दीनमानसा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन-मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: दीन + मानस (कर्मधारय: 'having a distressed mind')

• सरस्वतीसङ्गमे: at the Sarasvatī confluence
• सरस्वतीसङ्गमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती-सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसक (n.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: सरस्वती + सङ्गम (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'confluence of Sarasvatī')

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/प्रारम्भार्थक (then/now)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having seen'

• प्रजावतिः: (who were) with children/mothers
• प्रजावतिः: कर्म/विधेय (Predicate complement to 'women' by context)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा-वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: प्रजा + वत् (possessive: 'having offspring')

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sarasvatī
• Tīrtha (Confluence)
• Cultural Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects personal experience to a named sacred landscape feature (saṅgama), illustrating how Purāṇic narratives embed human concerns within pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

A ‘Sarasvatī-saṅgama’ (confluence associated with the Sarasvatī), presented as a tīrtha setting within the Mathurā narrative frame.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implicitly highlights compassion toward personal suffering and the role of reflective solitude in processing grief.