Varaha Purana 136.11: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 11

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

ततो नारायणाच्छ्रुत्वा धरणी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ एतन्मे परमं गुह्यं लोकनाथ जनार्दन ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.11

Transliteration

tato nārāyaṇāc chrutvā dharaṇī vākyam abravīt || etan me paramaṃ guhyaṃ lokanātha janārdana ||

Translation

అప్పుడు నారాయణుని నుండి విని ధరణి ఇలా పలికింది—“హే లోకనాథ జనార్దన, ఇది నాకు పరమ గుహ్యమైన విషయం.”

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• नारायणात्: from Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणात्: अपादान (Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle): ‘having heard’

• धरणी: the Earth (goddess)
• धरणी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाक्यम्: speech / words
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: my / to me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (Singular); एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• परमम्: supreme / highest
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• लोकनाथ: O Lord of the world
• लोकनाथ: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘lord of the world(s)’

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

Tags

• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇava Theology (as literary frame)
• Sanskrit Discourse Markers
• Textual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It showcases the Purāṇic dialogic method: personified Earth (Dharaṇī) engages Nārāyaṇa, a common literary device for transmitting ethical and cultural knowledge.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named here; Dharaṇī is the personified Earth rather than a discrete site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse signals a transition to esoteric or carefully framed instruction (guhya), implying that ethical knowledge may be context-sensitive and responsibly transmitted.