Varaha Purana 151.29: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 29

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

(सूत उवाच) ॥ तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कुमारस्य महौजसः ॥ उवाच मधुरं वाक्यमाभाष्य ब्रह्मणः सुतम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.29

Transliteration

(sūta uvāca) || tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā kumārasya mahaujasaḥ || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyam ābhāṣya brahmaṇaḥ sutam

Translation

सूत उवाच ॥ तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कुमारस्य महौजसः ॥ उवाच मधुरं वाक्यमाभाष्य ब्रह्मणः सुतम् ॥

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Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta (narrator)
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of vacanaṃ)

• vacanam: speech/words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal form): ‘having heard’

• kumārasya: of the Kumāra (Sanatkumāra)
• kumārasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• mahā-ojasaḥ: of great splendor/energy
• mahā-ojasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (पूर्वपद) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः: कर्मधारय (महद् ओजः यस्य) विशेषण (of kumārasya)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• madhuram: sweet/pleasant
• madhuram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of vākyam)

• vākyam: statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ābhāṣya: having addressed
• ābhāṣya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव: ‘having addressed/spoken to’

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sutam: son
• sutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Oral Tradition
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The explicit ‘sūta uvāca’ marker is a key manuscript and oral-performance feature used to segment speakers and preserve recitational clarity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models courteous discourse—responding with measured, ‘sweet’ speech after hearing an authoritative statement.