Varaha Purana 170.5: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 5

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सा स्त्री ऋषिमथाब्रवीत् ॥ सापत्यास्तु स्त्रियो दृष्ट्वा क्रीडन्त्यो बालकैः सह

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.5

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sā strī ṛṣim athābravīt || sāpatyās tu striyo dṛṣṭvā krīḍantyo bālakaiḥ saha

Translation

അവന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ആ സ്ത്രീ പിന്നെ ഋഷിയോട് പറഞ്ഞു. മക്കളോടൊപ്പം കളിക്കുന്ന സന്താനവതികളായ സ്ത്രീകളെ കണ്ടിട്ട്,

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Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-प्रकारवाचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle: thus)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Gerund—prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): having heard

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्त्री: woman
• स्त्री: कर्ता (Karta—apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (apposition to सा)

• ऋषिम्: to the sage / the sage
• ऋषिम्: सम्प्रदान/कर्म (Recipient/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• स-अपत्याः: having children
• स-अपत्याः: कर्ता (Karta—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (‘अपत्येन सह’ = with children), विशेषण (qualifying स्त्रियः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (but/indeed)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्म (Karma/Object of ‘दृष्ट्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Gerund—prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): having seen

• क्रीडन्त्यः: playing
• क्रीडन्त्यः: कर्ता (Karta—qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्त्रियः)

• बालकैः: with boys/children
• बालकैः: सहकारक/साधन (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: with
• सह: सम्बन्ध (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Householder Concerns
• Ṛṣi Instruction Framework
• Cultural Anthropology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts frame personal concerns (family continuity) as prompts for receiving ritual-ethical instruction from an ascetic authority.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is added in this verse; it continues the previously established Mathurā/confluence setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights the narrative move from private grief to seeking counsel—an ethic of turning to guidance rather than remaining in isolation.