Varaha Purana 140.3: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 3

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच॥ शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि भक्तानां भक्तवत्सले॥ येषु स्थानेषु तिष्ठामि कथ्यमानानिमाञ्छृणु॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 140.3

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi bhaktānāṁ bhaktavatsale || yeṣu sthāneṣu tiṣṭhāmi kathyamānānimāñ śṛṇu

Translation

Śrī Varāha rzekł: "Słuchaj w prawdzie, o Bogini, ty, która jesteś życzliwa dla wielbicieli. Posłuchaj tych opisów miejsc, w których przebywam."

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Word by Word

• श्रीवराहः: Lord Varaha
• श्रीवराहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: श्रीमान् वराहः

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्त्वेन: truly/in accordance with truth
• तत्त्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; adverbial instrumental

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• भक्तवत्सले: O one affectionate to devotees
• भक्तवत्सले: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त-वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भक्तेषु वत्सला

• येषु: in which
• येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• स्थानेषु: in places
• स्थानेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• तिष्ठामि: I abide/stand
• तिष्ठामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथ्यमानानि: being told/being described
• कथ्यमानानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + यमान (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कथ्-धातोः कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (passive present participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इमानि इति विशेष्य

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Māhātmya
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a transition into a catalog-like sacred geography discourse, typical of māhātmya literature used to structure pilgrimage imaginaries.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single location is named here; it introduces a set of places to be enumerated.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes attentive listening and truth-oriented instruction as prerequisites for understanding place-based cultural heritage.