Varaha Purana 140.84: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 84

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

एवं श्रेष्ठे महाभागे यत्त्वया परिपृच्छिम् ।। परमं कथितं सर्वं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 140.84

Transliteration

evaṃ śreṣṭhe mahābhāge yattvayā paripṛcchim || paramaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchase ||

Translation

Demikianlah, wahai yang terbaik lagi bernasib mulia, apa yang engkau tanyakan telah dijawab. Segala perkara yang tertinggi telah dihuraikan—apa lagi yang engkau ingin dengar?

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)

• श्रेष्ठे: O best one
• श्रेष्ठे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘O best one’

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘महान् भागः यस्य सः’), संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग — ‘O greatly fortunate one’

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative particle) — correlating with तत् (implicit)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/Agent in passive-like context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘by you’

• परिपृच्छिम्: I asked
• परिपृच्छिम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद — ‘I asked (you) thoroughly’

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘supreme’ (qualifying सर्वम्/कथितम्)

• कथितम्: told
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग — ‘told’ (agreeing with सर्वम्)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘everything’

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — interrogative ‘what?’

• अन्यत्: else/other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘other/else’ (qualifying किम्)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive) — ‘to hear’

• इच्छसे: you wish
• इच्छसे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद — ‘you desire’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dialogic Pedagogy
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates Purāṇic pedagogical framing: a didactic exchange where the instructor signals completion and invites further inquiry.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced here; it functions as a structural closure to the Kokāmukha-focused exposition.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models scholarly inquiry and respectful dialogue as a method of transmitting cultural and geographic knowledge.