Varaha Purana 154.2: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 2

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

पप्रच्छ च तदा भार्या यद्गुह्यं पूर्वभाषितम् ॥ पुरस्थेन तदा राज्ञा वक्ष्यामि मथुरां प्रति

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.2

Transliteration

papraccha ca tadā bhāryā yadguhyaṃ pūrvabhāṣitam || purasthena tadā rājñā vakṣyāmi mathurāṃ prati

Translation

Тогда царица спросила о тайне, о которой говорилось прежде. Царь, стоя перед нею, сказал: «Я поведаю её, пока мы направляемся к Матхуре».

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Word by Word

• papraccha: asked
• papraccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√prach (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

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

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• bhāryā: the wife
• bhāryā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• yat: which/that (thing)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd case), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of 'yat'

• pūrva-bhāṣitam: previously spoken
• pūrva-bhāṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣita (कृदन्त; √bhāṣ धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (पूर्वं भाषितम् = previously spoken); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• purasthena: by the one standing in front / present
• purasthena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd case), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of 'rājñā'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन

• vakṣyāmi: I will tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Gati/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (गति/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: दिशा/प्रत्यर्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) governing accusative

Speaker

Rājā (King) / Narrative voice

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It frames a Purāṇic travel-linked narration (toward Mathurā), a common device for embedding tīrtha traditions within courtly dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mathurā—commonly identified with modern Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), a major North Indian heritage city with long textual attestation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

An implicit ethic of truthful disclosure within trusted relationships: the queen requests, and the king commits to narrate in due order.