Varaha Purana 136.90: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 90

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

तिष्ठत्यत्र महाभागे एवमेतन्न संशयः ॥ अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.90

Transliteration

tiṣṭhaty atra mahābhāge evam etan na saṁśayaḥ || anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare

Translation

O szlachetna pani, pozostaje tam - tak jest, bez wątpienia. A powiem ci coś więcej; wysłuchaj tego, o Vasundharo.

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Word by Word

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समासः महा + भाग (‘great’ + ‘fortune’)

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—‘this’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate—‘doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्यत्: another thing
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘प्रवक्ष्यामि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will tell; I will explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada); उपसर्गः प्र-

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘शृणुष्व’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• वसुन्धरे: O Earth
• वसुन्धरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic pedagogical device: confirmation of a prior point followed by a transition to additional instruction, aiding textual segmentation and discourse analysis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name is specified; the verse functions as a connective statement within the dialogue.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It signals continuation of ethical teaching, emphasizing attentive listening as part of receiving dharma-oriented guidance.