Varaha Purana 6.9: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 9

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Devanagari script

धरण्युवाच । पुण्डरीकाक्षपारं तु स्तोत्रं देव कथं स्मृतम् । कीदृशं तन्ममाचक्ष्व परमेश्वर तत्त्वतः ॥ ६.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 6.9

Transliteration

dharaṇy uvāca | puṇḍarīkākṣapāraṃ tu stotraṃ deva kathaṃ smṛtam | kīdṛśaṃ tan mamācakṣva parameśvara tattvataḥ || 6.9 ||

Translation

Dharaṇī berkata: “Wahai Dewa, bagaimana stotra ‘Puṇḍarīkākṣapāra’ itu diingati dalam tradisi? Apakah sifatnya? Wahai Parameśvara, jelaskanlah kepadaku dengan benar, menurut makna hakikinya.”

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Word by Word

• धरणी: Dharaṇī (Earth)
• धरणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; speaker (Earth)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्डरीकाक्ष-पारम्: ‘Puṇḍarīkākṣapāra’
• पुण्डरीकाक्ष-पारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1/2), एकवचन; hymn-name

• तु: indeed / and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1/2), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8), एकवचन; vocative

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/called
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; predicate ‘is called/known’

• कीदृशम्: of what kind
• कीदृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1/2), एकवचन; interrogative adjective qualifying ‘तत्/स्तोत्रम्’

• तत्: that (hymn)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1/2), एकवचन; pronoun referring to stotra

• मम: to me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), एकवचन; genitive pronoun

• आचक्ष्व: tell / explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; with उपसर्ग ‘आ’

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘परमः ईश्वरः’

• तत्त्वतः: truly / in essence
• तत्त्वतः: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘in truth/according to reality’

Speaker

Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic dialogic method where a personified Earth (Dharaṇī/Pṛthivī) asks about the authority and transmission of a hymn, reflecting how devotional and philosophical materials are framed as remembered tradition (smṛta) within Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on a textual object (a stotra) and its traditional recollection.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds an ethic of inquiry and accurate understanding: it asks for an explanation “tattvataḥ” (in accordance with the essential truth), emphasizing careful transmission and responsible interpretation rather than mere repetition.