Varaha Purana 126.116: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 116

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्याभि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा भक्तो भागवतो मम

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.116

Transliteration

punaranyatpravakṣyābhi tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || ananyamānaso bhūtvā bhakto bhāgavato mama

Translation

Ponownie wyjaśnię coś innego - wysłuchaj tego, o Vasundharo. Stając się o jednolitym umyśle, bądź oddany - jako mój bhakta Bhāgavata.

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Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (again)

• anyat: another (thing)
• anyat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• pravakṣyāmi: I will explain/tell
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• vasundhare: O Earth
• vasundhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• ananya-mānasaḥ: with undivided mind
• ananya-mānasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (ananyam mānasam yasya / having an undistracted mind)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having become’

• bhaktaḥ: a devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; from bhaj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• bhāgavataḥ: devoted to the Lord
• bhāgavataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (devoted to Bhagavān)

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Teacher–Disciple Dialogue
• Vaishnava Terminology
• Purāṇic Instruction

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves the didactic transition formula common in Purāṇas and explicitly signals the Varāha–Earth dialogue frame, central to the text’s instructional style.

Which geographic location is identified?

Vasundharā is not a place-name here but a personified address to Earth (Pṛthivī), functioning as the interlocutor.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction is focused attention (ananyamānasa) and disciplined devotion as a philosophical practice within the dialogue.