Varaha Purana 10.19: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 19

The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode

Devanagari script

यदा तदा मुनिश्रेष्ठमात्रेयं वीतकल्मषम् । तोषयामास विधिना चित्रकूटे नगोत्कमे ॥ १०.१९ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 10.19

Transliteration

yadā tadā muniśreṣṭham ātreyaṁ vītakalmaṣam | toṣayāmāsa vidhinā citrakūṭe nagottame || 10.19 ||

Translation

Pada ketika itu baginda, menurut tata cara yang benar, memuaskan hati Ātreya—yang utama antara para muni, suci tanpa noda—di Citrakūṭa, gunung yang termasyhur.

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Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठम्: the best sage
• मुनि-श्रेष्ठम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘best among sages’

• आत्रेयम्: Ātreya
• आत्रेयम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; अपत्य/गोत्र-नाम (Ātreya)

• वीत-कल्मषम्: free from sin/blemish
• वीत-कल्मषम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वी/√वि (धातु) + क्त, ‘gone/removed’) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘ātreyam’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तोषयामास: pleased/satisfied (him)
• तोषयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense (णिच्) implied: ‘caused to be pleased’

• विधिना: by proper procedure/rites
• विधिना: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘by proper rite/method’

• चित्र-कूटे: at Citrakūṭa
• चित्र-कूटे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कूट (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; स्थाननाम (Citrakūṭa)

• नग-उत्तमे: on the best mountain
• नग-उत्तमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘best of mountains’—चित्रकूटस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif: honoring eminent sages through prescribed rites, while anchoring the narrative in a named landscape (Citrakūṭa), thereby preserving cultural memory of pilgrimage geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Citrakūṭa (IAST: Citrakūṭa), a well-attested sacred region in Sanskrit sources, commonly identified by scholars with the Chitrakoot area spanning parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined conduct (vidhinā, “according to proper procedure”) and respectful engagement with learned persons (muniśreṣṭha), presenting ethical order through ritual propriety and reverence for knowledge.