Varaha Purana 176.7: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

हारा रत्नमयास्तद्वद्ददौ लोभविमोहितः ॥ ददावगुरुसारं च सकर्पूरं सचन्दनम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 176.7

Transliteration

hārā ratnamayās tadvad dadau lobhavimohitaḥ | dadāv agurusāraṃ ca sakarpūraṃ sacandanam ||

Translation

അതുപോലെ അവൻ രത്നമയമായ ഹാരങ്ങളും നൽകി; ലോഭമോഹിതനായി അഗരു-സാരം, കർപ്പൂരം, ചന്ദനം എന്നിവയും ദാനമായി നൽകി।

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Word by Word

• हाराः: necklaces
• हाराः: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (दानकर्मणि)

• रत्न-मयाः: made of jewels
• रत्न-मयाः: विशेषण (of हाराः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्नैः मयाः = made of gems)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतावाचक (likewise/in the same way)

• ददौ: he gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (मुख्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोभ-विमोहितः: deluded by greed
• लोभ-विमोहितः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोभ-विमोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (वि+मुह्); तत्पुरुष-समास (लोभेन विमोहितः)

• ददौ: he gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (मुख्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अगुरु-सारम्: essence of agaru (aloeswood)
• अगुरु-सारम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु-सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अगुरोः सारः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• स-कर्पूरम्: with camphor
• स-कर्पूरम्: विशेषण (of implied वस्तु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (कर्पूरेण सहितम्)

• स-चन्दनम्: with sandalwood
• स-चन्दनम्: विशेषण (of implied वस्तु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (चन्दनेन सहितम्)

Speaker

Varāha (continuation of narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Psychology
• Ancient Luxury Goods

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It lists high-value aromatics and jewelry, aiding studies of luxury commodities and their symbolic role in Sanskrit narrative economies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named; the verse continues the Mathurā-linked episode.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It explicitly marks lobha (greed) as a deluding force, framing excessive giving as potentially driven by attachment rather than discernment.