Varaha Purana 151.79: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 79

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

यथा यथा वदसि च धर्मसंहितं गुह्यं परं देववरप्रणीतम् ॥ गुणोत्तमं कारणसम्प्रयुक्तं तथा तथा भावयसि मनो मम ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.79

Transliteration

yathā yathā vadasi ca dharmasaṃhitaṃ guhyaṃ paraṃ devavarapraṇītam || guṇottamaṃ kāraṇasamprayuktaṃ tathā tathā bhāvayasi mano mama ||

Translation

నీవు ఏ ఏ విధంగా ఈ ధర్మసంహితను—గూఢమైనది, పరమమైనది, దేవశ్రేష్ఠుడు ప్రణీతమైనది, గుణోత్తమమైనది, కారణసంబద్ధమైనది—వర్ణిస్తావో, ఆ ఆ మేరకు నా మనస్సును నీవు భావింపజేసి ఉన్నతం చేస్తావు.

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Word by Word

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• yathā: again and again / in whatever way
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Repetition for emphasis (यथा-यथा = ‘in whatever manner/whenever’)

• vadasi: you speak
• vadasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• dharma-saṃhitam: the compendium of dharma
• dharma-saṃhitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘dharmasya saṃhitā’ (compendium/treatise of dharma)

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘dharma-saṃhitam’

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘dharma-saṃhitam’

• deva-vara-praṇītam: propounded by the best of gods
• deva-vara-praṇītam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + pra-nī (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत) used adjectivally; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘devavarena praṇītam’ (composed/propounded by the best of gods); qualifies ‘dharma-saṃhitam’

• guṇa-uttamam: excellent in qualities
• guṇa-uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘uttamaṃ guṇaiḥ’/‘guṇeṣu uttamam’ (excellent in qualities); qualifies ‘dharma-saṃhitam’ (continued)

• kāraṇa-samprayuktam: connected with (proper) reasoning/causation
• kāraṇa-samprayuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-pra-yuj (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत) used adjectivally; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘kāraṇena samprayuktam’ (endowed/connected with reason/cause)

• tathā: so
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• tathā: just so
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Repetition for emphasis (तथा-तथा = ‘accordingly/just so’)

• bhāvayasi: you cause to be / you contemplate, you bring to mind
• bhāvayasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Causative verb (णिजन्त); Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework: respondent expressing reception)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharma Literature
• Sanskrit Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic self-positioning as ‘dharmasaṃhitā’ (systematic dharma teaching) and highlights a didactic ideal: instruction that is both authoritative and causally grounded.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is meta-discursive, focusing on the nature of the teaching and its effect on the listener.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To internalize ethical teaching thoughtfully—allowing well-reasoned dharma discourse to transform one’s mindset and conduct.