Varaha Purana 46.7: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 7

The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation

Devanagari script

सा त्वपुत्राऽभवत् साध्वी पतिधर्मपरायणा । तस्य कालेन महता नारदोऽभ्यगमद् गृहम् ॥ ४६.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 46.7

Transliteration

sā tv aputrā ’bhavat sādhvī patidharmaparāyaṇā | tasya kālena mahatā nārado ’bhyagamad gṛham || 46.7 ||

Translation

Ona jednak pozostawała bez syna - cnotliwa i oddana dharmie należnej swemu mężowi. Po upływie długiego czasu Nārada przybył do ich domu.

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Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक

• aputrā: childless
• aputrā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-निषेध (a- prefix), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• abhavat: was/became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sādhvī: a virtuous woman
• sādhvī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक (virtuous woman)

• pati-dharma-parāyaṇā: devoted to her husband’s dharma
• pati-dharma-parāyaṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (‘devoted to husband’s duty’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; साध्व्याः विशेषणम्

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• kālena: with time / in course of time
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• mahatā: great/long
• mahatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘कालेन’ विशेषणम्

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhyagamat: approached/came
• abhyagamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः अभि-

• gṛham: the house
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame) / narrator-voice within the Varāha Purāṇa

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a household situation (here, childlessness and marital duty) becomes the setting for a sage’s visit, often serving as a catalyst for ethical instruction or a turning point in the story.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is described generically as a gṛha (household/home).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds steadiness in conduct—depicting the woman as sādhvī and devoted to pati-dharma—presented as an idealized ethical posture within the narrative framework.