Varaha Purana 13.7: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 7
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogic Narrative (Inquiry to the Sage)
कौश्यां वृष्यां तदासीनं पप्रच्छेदं मुनिस्तदा । शाधिं मां मुनिशार्दूल किं करोमि महाव्रत ॥ १३.७ ॥
kauśyāṃ vṛṣyāṃ tadāsīnaṃ papracchedam munis tadā | śādhi māṃ muniśārdūla kiṃ karomi mahāvrata || 13.7 ||
kaushyAM vRRiShyAM tadAsInaM paprachChedaM munistadA | shAdhiM mAM munishArdUla kiM karomi mahAvrata || 13.7 ||
Wtedy mędrzec zapytał go, gdy ten siedział tam w Kauśyi w Vṛṣyi: „Poucz mnie, o tygrysie wśród mędrców, co mam czynić, o wielki w swoich ślubach?”
Sandhi Notes
- पप्रच्छेदम् → पप्रच्छ एनम् (द्-आगम/लिप्यन्तर-भेद)
- तदासीनम् → तदा + आसीनम्
- शाधिं → शाधि (अनुस्वार/इकार-लिप्यन्तर-भेद)
Curious, seeking guidance
What should I do (kim karomi)—what is the right course of action to follow, O great-vowed one?
The beginning of dharma is humble inquiry before the wise; right action is sought through submission to instruction (śādhi mām).
When uncertain, ask a qualified teacher directly and specifically (‘what should I do?’), then align conduct with the received upadeśa.
13.13.6 (hospitality leading to instruction); subsequent verses in the chapter likely contain the requested upadeśa (not provided here)
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an inquirer addresses an authoritative teacher with a direct request for instruction, framing the ethical or doctrinal teaching that follows.
The verse names Kauśyā and Vṛṣyā as locations; without further contextual verses, a secure modern identification cannot be stated, but they function as narrative toponyms anchoring the dialogue in a specific setting.
The verse itself is preparatory: it foregrounds the seeker’s posture of inquiry and the expectation of guidance from a learned authority, setting up the ethical or practical instruction in subsequent verses.
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