Varaha Purana 152.4: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 4

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

तव सम्भावनाद्देव जातास्मि कनकोज्ज्वला ॥ अलङ्कृता च शस्ता च सर्वशास्त्रेण मानद ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 152.4

Transliteration

tava sambhāvanād deva jātāsmi kanakojjvalā || alaṅkṛtā ca śastā ca sarvaśāstreṇa mānada ||

Translation

Wahai Tuhan, melalui pandangan penghormatan-Mu aku menjadi bersinar laksana emas. Wahai pemberi kemuliaan, dengan segala ajaran śāstra aku dihiasi dan dijadikan layak.

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Word by Word

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• sambhāvanāt: from (your) honoring/favor
• sambhāvanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sambhāvanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātā: born; become
• jātā: Kriyā (क्रियापद/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त/कृत्), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); with asmi

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kanaka-ujjvalā: shining like gold
• kanaka-ujjvalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: kanakavat ujjvalā

• alaṅkṛtā: adorned
• alaṅkṛtā: Kriyā (क्रियापद/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: alaṅkṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicative

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• śastā: praised; commendable
• śastā: Kriyā (क्रियापद/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective/predicative

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sarva-śāstreṇa: by all scripture/learning
• sarva-śāstreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: sarvaṃ śāstram

• mānada: O giver of honor
• mānada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: mānaṃ dadāti iti

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Didactic Literature
• Cultural Heritage Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic valuation of śāstra as formative cultural capital, using metaphors of ornamentation and radiance to express education.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse remains within the instructional preface before the tīrtha is named.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It conveys that esteem and careful instruction can transform and refine the learner—an ethic of responsible teaching and receptivity.