Varaha Purana 148.67: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 67

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

एतन्नामनिर्वुक्तिं त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि साम्प्रतम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.67

Transliteration

etan nāmaniruktiṃ tvaṃ vaktum arhasi sāmpratam ||

Translation

“Sekarang, wajarlah Tuan menjelaskan nirukti, yakni asal-usul dan huraian nama ini.”

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Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• नामनिर्वुक्तिम्: etymological explanation of the name
• नामनिर्वुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् + निर्वुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘नाम्नः निर्वुक्तिः’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• वक्तुम्: to speak/tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: are able/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साम्प्रतम्: now/at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Mahī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Requests for nirukti are evidence of traditional Sanskrit interpretive practices where names of deities and places are explained to anchor memory, meaning, and pilgrimage geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is newly named here; it asks for the etymology of an already mentioned epithet/name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds inquiry and clarification as part of responsible learning and transmission.