Varaha Purana 175.12: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

निवासमकरोत्तत्र ब्राह्मणीं वृत्तिमाश्रितः॥ तत्रस्थस्य तदा पञ्च पुत्राः कन्याभवम्स्तदा॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.12

Transliteration

nivāsam akarot tatra brāhmaṇīṃ vṛttim āśritaḥ || tatrasthasya tadā pañca putrāḥ kanyābhavaṃs tadā

Translation

ସେ ସେଠାରେ ନିବାସ କଲା ଏବଂ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୋଚିତ ଜୀବିକା ଗ୍ରହଣ କଲା। ସେଠାରେ ବସୁଥିବାବେଳେ ସେତେବେଳେ ପାଞ୍ଚ ସନ୍ତାନ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ—ସେମାନେ କନ୍ୟା ଥିଲେ।

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Word by Word

• निवासम्: dwelling/residence
• निवासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अकरोत्: made/established
• अकरोत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्राह्मणीम्: a brāhmaṇa woman
• ब्राह्मणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वृत्तिम्: livelihood/means of living
• वृत्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आश्रितः: having taken refuge in/undertaken
• आश्रितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) → आश्रित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having resorted to’

• तत्र-स्थस्य: of the one staying there
• तत्र-स्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (तत्रस्थ = staying there)

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

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्; ‘five’ (qualifies पुत्राः)

• पुत्राः: sons/children
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• कन्या: a daughter
• कन्या: Pradhāna-nirdeśa (विधेय/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण (as predicate: ‘a daughter’)

• अभवन्: became/were
• अभवन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma (Livelihood)
• Family History Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a normative ideal of livelihood (vṛtti) and household establishment, reflecting how Purāṇic narratives integrate social roles into pilgrimage-linked stories.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced; it continues the setting already established (Varapattana by the Śivā river).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To sustain life through a socially sanctioned livelihood (vṛtti) consistent with one’s role, especially after displacement.