Varaha Purana 124.52: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 52

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Devanagari script

ततः कमलपत्राक्षी सर्वरूपगुणान्विता ॥ वराहरूपिणं देवं प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.52

Transliteration

tataḥ kamala-patrākṣī sarva-rūpa-guṇānvitā || varāha-rūpiṇaṃ devaṃ pratyuvāca vasundharā ||

Translation

Wtedy Wasundhara, o oczach jak płatki lotosu, obdarzona każdą formą i cechą, odpowiedziała, zwracając się do boskiego Pana, który przyjmuje postać Waraha.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः-अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय): “then”

• kamala-patra-akṣī: the lotus-petal-eyed (lady)
• kamala-patra-akṣī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: “kamala-patre iva akṣiṇī yasyāḥ sā” (she whose eyes are like lotus-petals)

• sarva-rūpa-guṇa-anvitā: endowed with all forms and qualities
• sarva-rūpa-guṇa-anvitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from अन्वि/अनु+इ)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: “sarvaiḥ rūpaiḥ guṇaiś ca anvitā” (endowed with all forms and qualities)

• varāha-rūpiṇam: having the boar-form
• varāha-rūpiṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: “varāhasya rūpam yasya” (having the form of a boar)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pratyuvāca: replied/spoke in response
• pratyuvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + vac (प्रति + वच्-धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ/लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vasundharā: Vasundharā (Earth)
• vasundharā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Vasundharā (Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Pr̥thivī-Uddhāra Motif
• Sanskrit Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks the dialogic handover to Pṛthivī/Vasundharā, a signature narrative device in the Varāha Purāṇa’s Earth-centered cosmological discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears; the verse identifies speakers and narrative posture rather than geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct injunction; it establishes respectful address and the didactic setting for subsequent content.