Varaha Purana 207.7: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 7

Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञः सर्वदर्शीं च सर्वधर्मविदां वरः ॥ गान्धर्वस्येतिहासस्य विज्ञाता त्वं महामुने ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 207.7

Transliteration

sarvajñaḥ sarvadarśīṃ ca sarvadharmavidāṃ varaḥ || gāndharvasyetihāsasya vijñātā tvaṃ mahāmune ||

Translation

മഹാമുനേ! നിങ്ങൾ സർവജ്ഞനും സർവദർശിയും; എല്ലാ ധർമ്മവിദന്മാരിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ. ഗന്ധർവരുടെ പരമ്പരയും ഇതിഹാസവും അറിയുന്നവനും നിങ്ങൾ തന്നേ.

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Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + ज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वदर्शीम्: all-seeing (fem.)
• सर्वदर्शीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वदर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + दर्शिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (object-qualifier)

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

• सर्वधर्मविदाम्: of all knowers of dharma
• सर्वधर्मविदाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वधर्मविद् (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + धर्म + विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन (plural)

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• गान्धर्वस्य: of (the science of) Gandharva/music
• गान्धर्वस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• इतिहासस्य: of the tradition/history
• इतिहासस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• विज्ञाता: knower/expert
• विज्ञाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु) + तृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक: महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūryaputra (Dharmarāja/Yama-context)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇas
• Itihāsa-Style Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a catalog-like attribution of expertise to Nārada, reflecting how Purāṇic texts map knowledge domains (dharma, lore, and specialized traditions such as Gandharva narratives).

Which geographic location is identified?

None is specified; the verse is concerned with intellectual domains rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It underscores the value of comprehensive learning and reliable transmission of tradition as foundations for ethical guidance.