Varaha Purana 151.24: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 24

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच ॥ ततो भूम्या वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मपुत्रो महामुनिः ॥ विस्मयं परमं प्राप्तो विष्णुमायोपबृंहितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.24

Transliteration

sūta uvāca || tato bhūmyā vacaḥ śrutvā brahmaputro mahāmuniḥ || vismayaṃ paramaṃ prāpto viṣṇumāyopabṛṃhitaḥ

Translation

Sūta berkata: Kemudian, setelah mendengar kata-kata Bumi, mahāmuni, putera Brahmā, mencapai kehairanan tertinggi—pengalamannya diperkukuh oleh māyā Viṣṇu.

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Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta (narrator)
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Hetu/Anantara (हेतु/अनन्तर—thereupon)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Tasmāt-artha (ablatival adverb/तस्मात्-अर्थ)

• bhūmyāḥ: of the Earth (goddess)
• bhūmyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• vacaḥ: speech; words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Kṛdanta avyaya (Gerund/क्त्वान्त): ‘having heard’

• brahma-putraḥ: Brahmā’s son
• brahma-putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa = Tatpuruṣa (son of Brahmā); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• mahā-muniḥ: great sage
• mahā-muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa = Karmadhāraya (great sage); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; in apposition to brahma-putraḥ

• vismayam: astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• paramam: supreme; great
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies vismayam

• prāptaḥ: having attained; having reached
• prāptaḥ: Kriyā-sahakārī (क्रियासहकारी/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√āp (आप् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (kta), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective with subject (brahma-putraḥ)

• viṣṇu-māyā-upabṛṃhitaḥ: enhanced/overpowered by Viṣṇu’s māyā
• viṣṇu-māyā-upabṛṃhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + upa-√bṛṃh (बृंह् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Samāsa = Tatpuruṣa; kṛdanta (kta) adjective; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies brahma-putraḥ/mahāmuniḥ

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Transmission Traditions
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a shift to the recitational frame (Sūta), preserving how Purāṇic texts self-present as transmitted discourse and how wonder (vismaya) functions as a narrative cue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; it identifies speakers and the narrative situation (hearing Bhūmi’s words).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds attentive listening to discourse and acknowledges the limits of ordinary perception, framed through the concept of māyā as an explanatory category.