Varaha Purana 175.13: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 13

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाय च दत्ता सा धनधान्यसमन्विता॥ स द्विजः कालसम्पन्नः सभार्यस्तत्र संस्थितः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.13

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāya ca dattā sā dhanadhānyasamanvitā || sa dvijaḥ kālasampannaḥ sabhāryas tatra saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

E ela foi dada em casamento a um brâmane, dotado de riquezas e abundância de grãos. Esse dvija, tendo alcançado o tempo devido, permaneceu ali estabelecido com sua esposa.

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Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/दत्ते), एकवचन; Dative singular masculine

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

• dattā: given
• dattā: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा) धातु; datta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with sā

• sā: she/that (woman)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular feminine

• dhana-dhānya-samanvitā: endowed with wealth and grain
• dhana-dhānya-samanvitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—धनधान्येन समन्विता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); adjective agreeing with sā

• saḥ: he/that (man)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular masculine

• dvijaḥ: Brahmin (twice-born)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• kāla-sampannaḥ: timely / at the proper time
• kāla-sampannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कालेन सम्पन्नः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष) / ‘at the proper time, well-timed’; adjective of dvijaḥ

• sa-bhāryaḥ: with (his) wife
• sa-bhāryaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स) अव्यय-उपसर्गवत् + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—सभार्यः = ‘with (his) wife’; adjective of dvijaḥ

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• saṃsthitaḥ: remained / was settled
• saṃsthitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था) धातु; saṃsthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used predicatively of dvijaḥ

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma (Gṛhastha)
• Material Culture (Food/Grain)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Purāṇic narratives encode household stability through marriage alliances and provisioning (grain/wealth), offering a window into cultural ideals of security.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced; it continues the established locale of settlement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes social continuity—settlement, provisioning, and household responsibility—presented as stabilizing responses after hardship.