Varaha Purana 154.3: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 3

The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites

Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas

Devanagari script

॥ तन्मे वद महाराज यद्गोप्यं पूर्वभाषितम् ॥ राजाप्युवाच तां राज्ञीं त्वयाप्युक्तं पुरा मम

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 154.3

Transliteration

|| tanme vada mahārāja yadgopyaṃ pūrvabhāṣitam || rājāpyuvāca tāṃ rājñīṃ tvayāpyuktaṃ purā mama

Translation

ఓ మహారాజా, ముందుగా చెప్పబడిన ఆ గోప్యమైన విషయాన్ని నాకు చెప్పండి. రాజు రాణితో అన్నాడు—నీవు కూడా ఒకప్పుడు నాకు ఒక రహస్యాన్ని చెప్పావు.

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Word by Word

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

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम् (genitive/dative singular enclitic); here दत्तसम्प्रदानार्थे (to me)

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• mahā-rāja: O great king
• mahā-rāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• yat: which/that (thing)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• gopyam: to be kept secret
• gopyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gopya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of 'yat'

• pūrva-bhāṣitam: previously spoken
• pūrva-bhāṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣita (कृदन्त; √bhāṣ धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also/indeed)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• rājñīm: the queen
• rājñīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to 'tām'

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also)

• uktam: said
• uktam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (said/spoken); here predicative with implied 'tat'

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (formerly/once)

• mama: to me / of me
• mama: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājñī (Queen) then Rājā (King)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Courtly Dialogue
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a stylized courtly dialogue pattern used in Purāṇas to introduce etiological accounts (origins of events, places, or vows).

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is named in this verse; it continues the setup for a Mathurā-directed narration.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Reciprocity and trust: confidential knowledge is exchanged within a relational and moral framework.