Varaha Purana 176.76: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

वराह उवाच ॥ एवं सुखदशब्देन देववाण्या प्रचोदितः ॥ पाञ्चालसंज्ञकस्तत्र सुमन्तुं पर्यपृच्छत

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.76

Transliteration

varāha uvāca || evaṃ sukhadaśabdena devavāṇyā pracoditaḥ || pāñcālasaṃjñakas tatra sumantuṃ paryapṛcchata

Translation

വരാഹൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഇങ്ങനെ മധുരവചനങ്ങളുള്ള ദേവവാണിയാൽ പ്രേരിതനായി അവിടെ ‘പാഞ്ചാല’ എന്നു അറിയപ്പെട്ടവൻ സുമന്തുവിനോട് ചോദിച്ചു।

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Word by Word

• varāhaḥ: Varāha
• varāhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• sukhada-śabdena: by the pleasing word/sound
• sukhada-śabdena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukhada (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः: 'सुखदः शब्‍दः'

• deva-vāṇyā: by the divine voice
• deva-vāṇyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'देवानां वाणी'

• pracoditaḥ: urged/impelled
• pracoditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√cud (धातु) → pracodita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (one who has been urged)

• pāñcāla-saṃjñakaḥ: named Pāñcāla
• pāñcāla-saṃjñakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāñcāla (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध): 'पाञ्चाल-नामकः'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• sumantum: Sumantu
• sumantum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• paryapṛcchata: asked/inquired
• paryapṛcchata: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√prach (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a dialogic transmission scene involving a named figure (Sumantu), reflecting how Purāṇic materials are framed as received instruction within a chain of inquiry.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named here; “tatra” (‘there’) refers back to the prior narrative setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds inquiry and mentorship: knowledge is approached through respectful questioning in a teacher-student framework.