Varaha Purana 69.9: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 9

Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Episode (Gift/Offering Motif)

Devanagari script

निर्ययुः काञ्चनं पीठमेकां तासां प्रगृह्य वै । सा मां प्रादात् तदा अन्याऽदात् सलिलं करसंस्थितम् ॥ ६९.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 69.9

Transliteration

niryayuḥ kāñcanaṃ pīṭham ekā tāsāṃ pragṛhya vai | sā māṃ prādāt tadā anyā ’dāt salilaṃ karasaṃsthitam || 69.9 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Mereka pun keluar; seorang daripada mereka mengangkat sebuah tempat duduk emas. Dia lalu mempersembahkannya kepadaku, sementara seorang lagi memberikan air yang ditadah pada lekuk tapak tangannya.

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Word by Word

• निर्ययुः: they went out / came forth
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: नि√या (धातु)

• काञ्चनम्: golden
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)

• पीठम्: seat / pedestal
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)

• एका: one (woman/maiden)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• तासाम्: of them
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रगृह्य: having taken / grasped
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: प्र√ग्रह् (धातु)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/assurance
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• सा: she
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• माम्: to me
• Type: Noun
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: प्र√दा (धातु)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• अन्या: another (woman)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अदात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √दा (धातु)

• सलिलम्: water
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)

• करसंस्थितम्: placed in the hand
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; समासः—सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘कर-सम्स्थित’ = ‘in/at the hand placed’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: कर + संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था with सम्- उपसर्ग, क्त)

Sandhi Notes

• अन्याऽदात् = अन्या + अदात् (स्वर-सन्धि: आ + अ → आऽ)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Ritual hospitality space

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-yoga ethos (service as worship)

Subjects

HospitalityRitual OfferingMaterial Culture

Core idea

Service rendered with reverence transforms material objects (gold seat, water) into instruments of dharma.

In practice

Receive guests with tangible respect—offer a clean seat and water first; let reverence precede conversation and consumption.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Manuscript Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif of hospitality: presenting a seat and offering water, which parallels broader South Asian etiquette and ritualized reception practices in classical Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on an interpersonal act of reception and offering.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds courteous reception of a guest/visitor through respectful offerings (a seat and water), emphasizing social ethics of hospitality rather than doctrinal command.