Varaha Purana 176.37: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 37

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

ततस्तेन सवृत्तान्तं कथितं च कुलं महत् ॥ तिलोत्तमासहायानां स्त्रीणामग्रे सविस्तरम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.37

Transliteration

tatas tena savṛttāntaṃ kathitaṃ ca kulaṃ mahat || tilottamā-sahāyānāṃ strīṇām agre savistaram ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം തിലോത്തമയുടെ സഹചാരികളായ സ്ത്രീകളുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ അവൻ സമസ്ത വൃത്താന്തവും ആ മഹത്തായ കുലവും വിശദമായി പറഞ്ഞു.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• स-वृत्तान्तम्: with the full account
• स-वृत्तान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग-सदृश/सह) + वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (सह वृत्तान्तेन = with details)

• कथितम्: was told / narrated
• कथितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (स-वृत्तान्तम् ... कथितम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुलम्: the family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (कुलम् इति विशेष्य)

• तिलोत्तमा-सहायानाम्: of Tilottamā’s companions
• तिलोत्तमा-सहायानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलोत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक) + सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तिलोत्तमायाः सहायाः)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of the women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अग्रे: in front of / before
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (locative adverb)

• स-विस्तरम्: in detail
• स-विस्तरम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय) + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय; अर्थः—‘विस्तरेण सह/विस्तरेण’

Speaker

Pṛthivī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Oral Narrative
• Social Witnessing

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how disclosure is framed as a public, witnessed narration—an important narrative technique in Purāṇas for establishing accountability and communal memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the verse focuses on the social setting (assembly of women) rather than a place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Truthful recounting before witnesses is presented as part of ethical reckoning, preparing the ground for corrective action.