Varaha Purana 144.69: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 69

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि परं गुह्यं वसुन्धरे ॥ तप्यतस्तस्य तु मुने रीश्वरेण समं सुतम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.69

Transliteration

anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi paraṃ guhyaṃ vasundhare || tapyatas tasya tu mune rīśvareṇa samaṃ sutam ||

Translation

Dan Aku akan memberitahumu sesuatu lagi—amat rahsia, wahai Vasundharā: ketika resi itu terus bertapa, dia bernazar untuk memperoleh seorang putera yang setara dengan Sang Īśvara.

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Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another thing
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘another (thing)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; श्रोत्रे/सम्प्रदान

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गुह्यम् इति विशेषण

• गुह्यम्: a secret (matter)
• गुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक; √गुह्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive-like adjective used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘secret (matter)’

• वसुन्धरे: O Earth
• वसुन्धरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तप्यतः: of (him) doing penance
• तप्यतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘of (him) who is performing austerity’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/but)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• ईश्वरेण: with/like the Lord
• ईश्वरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• समम्: equal
• समम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सुतम् इति विशेषण; ‘equal’

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Narrative Theology
• Ascetic Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a shift to a 'guhya' (esoteric/privileged) narrative register, a common Purāṇic technique for introducing consequential episodes within a didactic dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is specified in this verse; it continues the narrative situated in the previously mentioned kṣetra context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds intensity of aspiration and disciplined practice, while implicitly cautioning that aims (such as equality with the Lord) are framed as extraordinary and narratively significant.