Varaha Purana 137.159: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 159

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

यमश्च यमुना चैव मिथुनं जनयिष्यतः ॥ एवं तस्य वरं दत्त्वा आदित्यस्य वसुन्धरे

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.159

Transliteration

yamaś ca yamunā caiva mithunaṃ janayiṣyataḥ || evaṃ tasya varaṃ dattvā ādityasya vasundhare

Translation

Yama dan Yamunā sesungguhnya akan lahir sebagai pasangan kembar. Demikianlah, wahai Vasundharā (Bumi), setelah mengurniakan anugerah itu kepada Āditya…

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Word by Word

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/conjunction)

• yamunā: Yamunā (river-goddess)
• yamunā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamunā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण/particle of emphasis)

• mithunam: a pair / twins
• mithunam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mithuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (द्वितीया) Ekavacana

• janayiṣyataḥ: (the two) will beget / will produce
• janayiṣyataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/Periphrastic future), Prathama-puruṣa, Dvivacana (द्विवचन); parasmaipada

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘thus’

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napुंसक, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana; pronoun

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/त्वा), ‘having given’

• ādityasya: of Āditya (the Sun)
• ādityasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• vasundhare: O Earth (Vasundharā)
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative) Ekavacana

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor-narrator addressing Pṛthivī/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Solar Myth Cycles

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects deity figures (Yama) and river personifications (Yamunā) through genealogy, a common Purāṇic method for integrating cosmology with cultural geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Yamunā is a major North Indian river; the verse invokes her as a mythic figure rather than naming a specific pilgrimage site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The excerpt is primarily genealogical and narrative; ethical instruction is indirect, emphasizing order and continuity through sanctioned boons.