Varaha Purana 127.2: Adhyaya 127, Shloka 2

Description of the Brāhmaṇa Initiation Procedure

Dīkṣā-sūtra

Devanagari script

अहो प्रभावः क्षेत्रस्य कथ्यमानोऽतिपुष्कलम्॥ अहं भारभराक्रान्ता लघुर्जातास्मि धावती

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 127.2

Transliteration

aho prabhāvaḥ kṣetrasya kathyamāno 'tipuṣkalam || ahaṃ bhāra-bharākrāntā laghur jātāsmi dhāvatī

Translation

Och, moc świętego regionu, gdy jest opisywana, jest nadzwyczaj obfita. Ja, obciążona brzemieniem ciężarów, stałam się lekka i szybka w ruchu.

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Word by Word

• aho: ah! / oh!
• aho: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interjection)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: Viṣmaya-avyaya (exclamation/विस्मय)

• prabhāvaḥ: power / greatness
• prabhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• kṣetrasya: of the sacred place/field
• kṣetrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana

• kathyamānaḥ: being described
• kathyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath + yamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्/यमान), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with prabhāvaḥ

• ati-puṣkalam: exceedingly abundant / very great
• ati-puṣkalam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/degree)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + puṣkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā/ Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; avyayībhāva with ati (excessively) used adjectivally

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• bhāra-bharākrāntā: overwhelmed by heavy burdens
• bhāra-bharākrāntā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāra + bhara + ākrānta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: bhāra-bhara (load upon load/heavy burden) + ākrānta (overwhelmed; PPP of ā-√kram)

• laghuḥ: light
• laghuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laghu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; predicate adjective (intended sense: ‘light’)

• jātā: become
• jātā: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta/PPP (क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with implied feminine speaker (bhūmiḥ)

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• dhāvatī: running / rushing
• dhāvatī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhāv (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya present active participle (शतृ), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used predicatively

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Bhūmi)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a vivid rhetorical trope—place-efficacy producing ‘lightness’—useful for studying Purāṇic theories of sacred landscape and affect.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse mentions kṣetra generically; it does not name a specific site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It underscores the transformative potential attributed to ethical and disciplined engagement with culturally recognized sacred spaces.