Varaha Purana 148.73: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 73

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

एतानि भूमे गुह्यानि तत्र भूतगिरौ मम ॥ श्रद्धधानेन मर्त्येन श्रोतव्यं नात्र संशयः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.73

Transliteration

etāni bhūme guhyāni tatra bhūtagirau mama || śraddadhānena martyena śrotavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

O Ziemi, te sprawy są tajemne tam, na mojej górze Bhūtagiri. Mają być słuchane przez wiernego śmiertelnika, o tym nie ma wątpliwości.

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Word by Word

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhūme: O Earth (goddess)
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• guhyāni: secret
• guhyāni: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘etāni’)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश-अधिकरण-बोधक (locative adverb)

• bhūta-girau: on/at Bhūtagiri mountain
• bhūta-girau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: भूतानां गिरिः / भूत-नामकः गिरिः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mama: my/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śraddadhānena: by a faithful (person)
• śraddadhānena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrad-dhā (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘martyena’): ‘श्रद्धां दधत्’ (having faith)

• martyena: by a mortal
• martyena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śrotavyam: should be listened to
• śrotavyam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive—obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘श्रोतुम् अर्हम्’ (to be heard/should be listened to)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश-अधिकरण-बोधक (here/in this matter)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Oral Tradition Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects norms of controlled transmission in Sanskrit traditions, where certain site-related narratives are framed as guhyāni and suited to attentive audiences.

Which geographic location is identified?

Bhūtagiri is explicitly named again as the locus of the described ‘guhya’ material.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It stresses śraddhā (trust/faith) and disciplined listening as ethical prerequisites for receiving knowledge.