Varaha Purana 115.5: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 5

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

Devanagari script

यच्च पृच्छसि मां भद्रे कर्म स्वर्गसुखावहम् ॥ तच्छृणुष्व वरारोहॆ गदतो मे शुचिस्मिते

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 115.5

Transliteration

yacca pṛcchasi māṃ bhadre karma svargasukhāvaham || tac chṛṇuṣva varārohe gadato me śucismite

Translation

ఓ భద్రే! స్వర్గసుఖాన్ని కలిగించే కర్మ గురించి నన్ను నీవు అడుగుతున్నావు; ఓ వరారోహే, ఓ శుచిస్మితే—నేను చెప్పేది విను.

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Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pṛcchasi: you ask
• pṛcchasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun; Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• karma: deed/act
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• svarga-sukha-āvaham: bringing heavenly happiness
• svarga-sukha-āvaham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'svargasya sukhasya āvahaḥ' → 'svargasukhāvahaḥ' (bringing heaven-pleasure), qualifying 'karma'

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• varārohe: O fair-stepping one
• varārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'varam ārohaḥ yasyāḥ' (she whose ascent/stride is excellent)

• gadataḥ: of (me) speaking
• gadataḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); 'of me who am speaking'

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun; Genitive/Dative (षष्ठी/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic

• śuci-smite: O pure-smiling one
• śuci-smite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक) + smitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'śuci smitā' (pure-smiling)

Speaker

Varāha/Nārāyaṇa (instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Pedagogy
• Sanskrit Poetics (epithets)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a common didactic device: repeated invitations to ‘listen’ that segment teachings, aiding oral/aural transmission and later manuscript organization.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is introductory and rhetorical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes receptivity to instruction and frames ethical-ritual practice as oriented toward well-being (here expressed in svarga-sukha terms).