Varaha Purana 137.136: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 136

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

स एष ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा संसाराद्विप्रमुच्यते ॥ तस्य चिह्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि सोम तीर्थस्य सुन्दरी ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.136

Transliteration

sa eṣa brāhmaṇo bhūtvā saṃsārād vipramucyate || tasya cihnaṃ pravakṣyāmi soma-tīrthasya sundarī

Translation

అతడు బ్రాహ్మణుడై సంసారబంధం నుండి పూర్తిగా విముక్తుడవుతాడు. ఓ సుందరీ, సోమతీర్థం యొక్క లక్షణాన్ని నేను చెప్పుదును.

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• brāhmaṇaḥ: Brahmin
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having become’

• saṃsārāt: from saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth)
• saṃsārāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipramucyate: is freed / is released
• vipramucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-pra-muc (वि-प्र-मुच् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense ‘is completely released’

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

• cihnam: mark, sign
• cihnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cihna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pravakṣyāmi: I will tell / explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (प्र-वच् धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• soma: O Soma
• soma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tīrthasya: of the tīrtha
• tīrthasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sundarī: O beautiful lady
• sundarī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructional “pravakṣyāmi”)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a cataloging style typical of tīrtha-māhātmya sections: the text promises diagnostic ‘signs’ (cihna) to locate/recognize a sacred site, useful for the study of pilgrimage networks and cultural geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Soma-tīrtha is explicitly named; its precise modern identification requires corroboration from the wider chapter/tradition and regional tīrtha lists.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames sacred geography as tied to moral transformation and liberation, emphasizing the narrative link between conduct/merit and existential release.