Varaha Purana 175.25: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 25

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha–Māhātmya and Courtly/Social Narrative (Devagartteśvara–Śiva; Kānyakubja episode)

Devanagari script

गीतनृत्यादिषु रता तासां धर्ममुपागता ॥ अल्पैस्तु दिवसैः साध्वी असाध्वीभिः परिवृता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.25

Transliteration

gītanṛtyādiṣu ratā tāsāṃ dharmam upāgatā | alpais tu divasaiḥ sādhvī asādhvībhiḥ parivṛtā ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Asyik dengan nyanyian, tarian dan seumpamanya, dia menerima cara hidup mereka. Dalam beberapa hari sahaja, wanita yang salehah itu dikelilingi oleh wanita-wanita yang tidak berakhlak.

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Word by Word

• gīta-nṛtya-ādiṣu: in singing, dancing, etc.
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative), बहुवचन; ādi-शब्देन समाहार (etc.)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: gīta (प्रातिपदिक) + nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)

• ratā: attached / devoted
• Type: Adjective
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: √ram (धातु) + kta (क्त) / rata (प्रातिपदिक)

• tāsām: of them
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dharmam: dharma / righteous conduct
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)

• upāgatā: having attained / came to
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: upa√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)

• alpaiḥ: with few / in a few
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• divasaiḥ: by days / within days
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)

• sādhvī: a virtuous woman
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)

• asādhvībhiḥ: by unvirtuous women
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: a- (निषेध) + sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)

• parivṛtā: surrounded
• Type: Adjective
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
• Role: Kriyā/Viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया/विशेषण)
• Root: pari√vṛt (धातु) + kta (क्त)

Sandhi Notes

• dharmam upāgatā = dharmam upa-āgatā (स्वर-सन्धि: a + ā → ā)

Speaker and setting

Karuna and Bibhatsa rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics (indriya-nigraha & saṅga)

Subjects

EthicsSocial NarrativePerforming Arts

Core idea

Pleasure (viṣaya) coupled with unwholesome association rapidly reshapes identity; ‘dharma’ can be mimicked as a group-norm (tāsāṃ dharma) rather than true righteousness.

In practice

Cultivate sat-saṅga; engage arts with discipline and purpose; set boundaries so aesthetic enjoyment does not become moral drift.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Discourse
• Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic narratives frame moral transformation through association and leisure-culture motifs (song/dance), a useful data point for ethical and social-history studies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic identifier appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

An implicit caution about moral influence through company and adopted customs (dharma as ‘way of life’ in context).