Varaha Purana 126.2: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

पुनश्च पीतवर्णाभा पुनरक्तः कदा भवेत् ॥ पुनर्मरकताभासं पुनर्मुक्तासमप्रभम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.2

Transliteration

punaś ca pītavarṇābhā punar raktaḥ kadā bhavet | punar marakatābhāsaṃ punar muktāsamaprabham ||

Translation

I znowu: kiedy staje się żółtawe, a kiedy znów czerwone? Kiedy znów pojawia się z połyskiem szmaragdu, a kiedy znów nosi blask podobny do pereł?

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Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• pīta-varṇa-ābhā: having a yellow-colored lustre
• pīta-varṇa-ābhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana (एकवचन); adjective used predicatively; samāsa: tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• raktaḥ: red
• raktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana (एकवचन); adjective/predicate

• kadā: when?
• kadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interrogative adverb (प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhavet: may become / would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) Ekavacana (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• marakata-ābhāsam: emerald-like appearance
• marakata-ābhāsam: Karma (कर्म) / predicate complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: marakata (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (द्वितीया) Ekavacana (एकवचन); samāsa: tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• muktā-sama-prabham: having lustre equal to a pearl
• muktā-sama-prabham: Karma (कर्म) / predicate complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā/prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (द्वितीया) Ekavacana (एकवचन); samāsa: tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Pṛthivī/Vasundharā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Puranic Phenomenology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a descriptive register typical of tīrtha literature, where sensory and color imagery can signal seasonal, ritual, or mythic qualities of a site.

Which geographic location is identified?

The broader context is Kubjāmraka; this verse itself describes changing appearances rather than naming additional places.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models careful observation and inquiry—an epistemic virtue within the teacher–student framework.