Varaha Purana 137.28: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

अथ दीर्घेण कालेन प्राप्य सौकरवं तदा ॥ धनधान्यसमृद्ध्यादि प्रददौ तत्र माधवि ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.28

Transliteration

atha dīrgheṇa kālena prāpya saukaravaṃ tadā || dhana-dhānya-samṛddhy-ādi pradadau tatra mādhavi ||

Translation

Kemudian, setelah masa yang panjang, apabila baginda sampai ke Saukarava, wahai Mādhavī, baginda mengurniakan di sana kemakmuran—harta, bijirin, dan seumpamanya.

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Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• दीर्घेण: by a long
• दीर्घेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कालेन)

• कालेन: with time / after a long time
• कालेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained/reached
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• सौकरवम्: the Saukarava (state/condition/name)
• सौकरवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौकरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• धनधान्यसमृद्धि: prosperity of wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमृद्धि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + धान्य + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (धनं च धान्यं च समृद्धिश्च)

• आदि: and the like
• आदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ/आद्यार्थ (etc., and so on)

• प्रददौ: bestowed/gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• माधवि: O Mādhavī
• माधवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default—speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Geography
• Cultural Landscape
• Sanskrit Narrative
• Environmental & Agrarian Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects sacred place narratives with agrarian and economic well-being, a recurring feature in texts that map cultural landscapes through prosperity motifs.

Which geographic location is identified?

Saukarava is explicitly named as the destination; the verse portrays it as a locus of abundance within the text’s sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Prosperity is represented as something to be “bestowed” in a structured moral universe, implying stewardship and rightful distribution rather than arbitrary possession.