Varaha Purana 112.64: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 64

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

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Uttara Bhāga (context-based) · Purāṇa narration lineage (śiṣya-paramparā)

Devanagari script

तस्यापि शिष्यॊ भविता नाम्ना वै रोमहार्षणिः ॥ असौ शुनकपुत्राय कथयिष्यति नान्यथा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.64

Transliteration

tasyāpi śiṣyo bhavitā nāmnā vai romaharṣaṇiḥ || asau śunakaputrāya kathayiṣyati nānyathā

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

అతనికీ రోమహర్షణి అనే శిష్యుడు ఉంటాడు. అతడు శౌనకుని కుమారునికి ఇదే విధంగా చెప్పును; వేరేలా కాదు.

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• तस्य: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = also/even
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• शिष्यः: disciple
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• भविता: will be
• Type: Verb
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; periphrastic-style form ‘भविता’ (he will be)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: भू (धातु)

• नाम्ना: by name
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by name’
• Role: Karana (करण/Means)
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• रोमहार्षणिः: Romaharṣaṇi
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Root: रोम-हर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)

• असौ: that one, he
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शुनकपुत्राय: to Śunaka’s son
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Root: शुनक-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• कथयिष्यति: will narrate, will tell
• Type: Verb
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिच् causative of कथ्)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (otherwise)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• तस्यापि → तस्य + अपि
• नान्यथा → न + अन्यथा

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

What she asks

Who will preserve and transmit this narration after the primary teacher—what is the next link in the chain?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Authority of transmission

Subjects

Oral TransmissionLineage of NarratorsPurāṇic Historiography

Core idea

Purāṇic truth is safeguarded by a fixed, reliable chain of narrators (Vyāsa → Romaharṣaṇi/Sūta → Śaunaka’s line).

In practice

Value faithful repetition (yathā-śrutam) in teaching; preserve texts through disciplined memorization and communal recitation.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Itihāsa-Purāṇa Tradition
• Narratology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a named chain of transmitters, mirroring the Purāṇic convention of anchoring texts in authoritative recitation lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is stated; the verse is concerned with persons and transmission.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes fidelity in transmission (“not otherwise”), highlighting careful preservation of inherited knowledge.