Varaha Purana 174.90: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 90

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

अरण्ये कण्टकवृते निर्जने शब्दवर्जिते ॥ तान्दृष्ट्वा विकृताकारानतितीव्रभयङ्करान्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.90

Transliteration

araṇye kaṇṭakavṛte nirjane śabdavarjite || tāndṛṣṭvā vikṛtākārānatitīvrabhayaṅkarān

Translation

മുള്ളുകൾകൊണ്ട് മൂടപ്പെട്ട, നിർജനവും നിശ്ശബ്ദവുമായ വനത്തിൽ, വികൃതാകാരമുള്ള അത്യന്തം ഭയങ്കരരായ അവരെ കണ്ടിട്ട്…॥

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Word by Word

• अरण्ये: in the forest
• अरण्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन

• कण्टक-वृते: surrounded by thorns
• कण्टक-वृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कण्टकैः वृतम्); कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP)

• निर्जने: in a lonely/deserted (place)
• निर्जने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अरण्ये इत्यस्य)

• शब्द-वर्जिते: devoid of sound
• शब्द-वर्जिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शब्देन वर्जितम् = devoid of sound); कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/acc.), बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• विकृत-आकारान्: of distorted forms
• विकृत-आकारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/acc.), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (विकृतः आकारः येषाम्)

• अति-तीव्र-भयङ्करान्: extremely terrifying
• अति-तीव्र-भयङ्करान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (अतितीव्रं भयम् करोति इति; ‘extremely terrifying’)

Speaker

Varāha (default, narrative voice not explicitly marked)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics (Descriptive Setting)
• Indic Demonology (as literary motif)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative style through environmental description (austere forest imagery) used to frame ethical or ritual instruction that follows.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific named location; it is a generic araṇya (forest) setting typical of Sanskrit narrative geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse itself sets atmosphere rather than prescribing conduct; it prepares the reader for a causal explanation and ensuing norms in subsequent verses.