Varaha Purana 192.4: Adhyaya 192, Shloka 4

Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite

Uttara Bhāga · Rāṣṭra-śānti and Mantra-Prayoga (Protective Rite / Śānti-pāṭha)

Devanagari script

एतदाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन तत्र यत्परमं महत् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ साधु भूमे महाभागे यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 192.4

Transliteration

etad ācakṣva tattvena tatra yat paramaṃ mahat || śrīvarāha uvāca || sādhu bhūme mahābhāge yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

తత్త్వానుసారంగా చెప్పుము—ఆ విషయములో పరమమహత్తరమైనది ఏమిటి. శ్రీవరాహుడు పలికెను—హే మహాభాగ్యవతీ భూమీ, నన్ను నీవు ఇలా ప్రశ్నించుట శుభము.

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Word by Word

• etat: this
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ācakṣva: tell, explain
• Type: Verb
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: ā-√cakṣ (चक्ष् धातु)

• tattvena: in truth / truly
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: therein
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• yat: which/whatever
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• paramam: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with yat/mahat
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahat: great
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)

• śrī-varāhaḥ: Śrī Varāha
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय-समास (‘glorious Varāha’)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + varāha (प्रातिपदिक)

• uvāca: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)

• sādhu: well done / good
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle/adverb of approval (प्रशंसावाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)

• bhūme: O Earth
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahā-bhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘she who has great fortune’) addressing bhūmi
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)

• yat: that which
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (object of paripṛcchasi)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• mām: me
• Type: Noun
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tvam: you
• Type: Noun
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• paripṛcchasi: you ask (in detail)
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: pari-√prach (प्रच्छ् धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• एतदाचक्ष्व = etat ācakṣva
• यत्परमं = yat paramam
• श्रीवराह = śrī-varāhaḥ (compound)
• यन्मां = yat mām.

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vatsalya rasaSetting: Dialogue-setting (unspecified)

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious; seeking clarity on what is 'paramaṃ mahat' (supremely great) in the matter at hand

What she asks

What is the supremely great (paramaṃ mahat) truth/principle to be explained in this context of ethics and ritual?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Epistemic/adhikāra framing

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticePedagogy (dialogue instruction)

Core idea

Right questioning (paripraśna) is praised as the gateway to tattva (truth) instruction.

In practice

Approach dharma and ritual learning through sincere inquiry and receptivity to śāstra-guided teaching.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Varāha directly addresses Bhūmi with approval, inviting her inquiry as the basis for instruction.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The explicit speaker marker “uvāca” is characteristic of Purāṇic redaction and helps establish a stable transmission format for oral-recitative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified here; the verse frames a doctrinal/ritual inquiry.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To seek ‘tattva’—a truth-aligned account—when asking about what is most important in practice.