Varaha Purana 148.72: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 72

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

Uttara Bhāga · Completion of Nirukti Explanation

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे निरुक्तिकरणं मया ॥ त्वया पृष्टं हि यद्भद्रे सर्वभागवतप्रियम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.72

Transliteration

etat te kathitaṃ bhadre niruktikaraṇaṃ mayā || tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ hi yad bhadre sarvabhāgavatapriyam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Wahai yang berbahagia, telah Aku jelaskan kepadamu asal-usul (nirukti) ini. Kerana apa yang engkau tanyakan, wahai yang berbahagia, adalah kesayangan semua bhakta dalam tradisi Bhāgavata.

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• te: to you
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• kathitam: has been told
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘उक्तम्’ (told)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: kath (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)

• nirukti-karaṇam: the etymological explanation
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: निरुक्तेः करणम् (act of etymological explanation); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: nirukti (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• mayā: by me
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tvayā: by you
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• pṛṣṭam: (that which was) asked
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘प्रश्नीकृतम्’ (asked)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)

• hi: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) — अवधारण/कारण-सूचक (indeed/for)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: hi (अव्यय)

• yat: which/that
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)

• sarva-bhāgavata-priyam: dear to all devotees
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध): सर्वेषां भागवतानां प्रियम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘yat/etat’)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• etatte→etat te
• niruktikaraṇam = nirukti-karaṇam
• yadbhadre→yat bhadre
• sarvabhāgavatapriyam = sarva-bhāgavata-priyam

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

What she asks

What is the nirukti (derivation/etymological rationale) behind the sacred name/epithet, and why is it cherished among Bhāgavata devotees?

The teaching

Path

Bhakti Hermeneutics

Subjects

LinguisticsTradition History

Core idea

Questions about divine names and their meanings are ‘sarva-bhāgavata-priya’—beloved to devotees—because meaning deepens devotion and remembrance.

In practice

Cultivate śravaṇa (listening) and praśna (inquiry) about nāma, līlā, and tīrtha-kathā as a devotional discipline.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha directly addresses Bhūmi (‘bhadre’) and confirms he has answered her philological/legendary query.

Mathura and Krishna

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a pedagogical closure typical of Purāṇic dialogue: question, explanation, and validation of the inquiry as culturally valued.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced in this verse; it concludes the explanation about the already discussed site and epithet.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It affirms the value of thoughtful questioning and transmission of knowledge within a community of practice.