Varaha Purana 145.116: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 116

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

अन्यच्च गुह्यं वक्ष्यामि सालङ्कायन तच्छृणु ॥ तव प्रीत्या प्रवक्ष्यामि येनैतत्क्षेत्रमुत्तमम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.116

Transliteration

anyac ca guhyaṃ vakṣyāmi sālaṅkāyana tac chṛṇu || tava prītyā pravakṣyāmi yenaitat kṣetram uttamam

Translation

ఇంకొక గుహ్యమైన విషయాన్ని నేను చెప్పుదును; హే సాలంకాయన, దాన్ని విను. నీ ప్రీతికోసం, ఈ క్షేత్రం ఉత్తమమని తెలిసే విధానాన్ని నేను వివరిస్తాను।

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Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another (matter)
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used substantively = 'another (thing)'

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

• गुह्यम्: secret
• गुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'अन्यत्'

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• सालङ्कायन: O Sālaṅkāyana
• सालङ्कायन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sālaṅkāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• तव: of you/for you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रीत्या: out of affection
• प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'क्षेत्रम्'

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); superlative; qualifies 'क्षेत्रम्'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Teacher-Disciple Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The ‘guhya’ framing signals controlled transmission of knowledge, a common feature in Sanskrit textual cultures that helps identify didactic layers and audience targeting.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse does not name the site; it introduces an explanation of why the kṣetra is considered ‘uttama’ within the chapter’s sacred-geography narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes attentive listening (śṛṇu) and the relational ethics of instruction—teaching is offered in response to the listener’s readiness and respect.