Varaha Purana 98.2: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 2

Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha

Devanagari script

दुर्वासाः संश्रुतार्थश्च हिमवन्तं नगं ययौ ॥ तस्योपरि महच्चित्रं भवतीति त्वयेरितम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 98.2

Transliteration

durvāsāḥ saṃśrutārthaś ca himavantaṃ nagaṃ yayau || tasyopari mahac citraṃ bhavatīti tvayeritam ||

Translation

दुर्वासाः संश्रुतार्थः सन् हिमवन्तं नगं ययौ। तस्योपरि महच्चित्रं भवतीति त्वयेरितम्॥

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Word by Word

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name (ऋषिः)

• saṃśruta-arthaḥ: having heard the matter/purpose
• saṃśruta-arthaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃśruta (कृदन्त; √śru with sam-) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः ‘heard (the) matter/purpose’; functions as epithet

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• himavantam: Himavant (the Himalaya)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• nagam: mountain
• nagam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to himavantam

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tasya: of it/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• upari: upon/above
• upari: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb/preposition (उपसर्गसदृश) meaning ‘above/on’

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies citram

• citram: a wonder/strange thing
• citram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavati: is/occurs
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotation marker particle (इति-निपात)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• īritam: was said/declared
• īritam: Kriyā (क्रिया/भावे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īrita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √īr)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त/PPP) agreeing with ‘citram’

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a well-known ascetic figure (Durvāsas) to a Himalayan narrative frame, reflecting how Purāṇas embed moral episodes within recognizable sacred landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himavant (the Himālaya) is explicitly named; it functions as a pan-Indic sacred geographic marker rather than a single pinpointed modern site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse sets up inquiry into a “marvel,” emphasizing transmission of knowledge (śruti/saṃśruta) and verification through journey and observation.