Varaha Purana 208.75: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 75

Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā

Devoted Wife

Devanagari script

देवी दृष्ट्वा तदाश्चर्यं विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचना॥ केन दत्तं शुभं तोयं दिव्यं छत्रमुपानहौ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 208.75

Transliteration

devī dṛṣṭvā tad āścaryaṃ vismayotphullalocanā || kena dattaṃ śubhaṃ toyaṃ divyaṃ chatram upānahau ||

Translation

ఆ అద్భుతాన్ని చూసి దేవి కళ్లలు ఆశ్చర్యంతో విప్పారాయి. (ఆమె అడిగింది:) ఈ శుభజలం, దివ్య ఛత్రం, పాదరక్షలు ఎవరు ఇచ్చారు?

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Word by Word

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/त्वान्त), ‘having seen’ (पूर्वक्रिया)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• āścaryam: wonder, marvel
• āścaryam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• vismaya-utphulla-locanā: with eyes widened in amazement
• vismaya-utphulla-locanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of devī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक) + utphulla (प्रातिपदिक) + locanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi samāsa (बहुव्रीहि), Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); ‘whose eyes are widened/bloomed with astonishment’

• kena: by whom?
• kena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; ‘by whom’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत/क्त), Napuṃsaka (neuter/नपुंसक), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); agrees with implied ‘idam’/gift(s)

• śubham: auspicious, good
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); qualifies toyaṃ

• toyam: water
• toyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); qualifies chatram

• chatram: umbrella
• chatram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग (neuter/नपुंसक), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• upānahau: (a pair of) sandals
• upānahau: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upānah (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Dvivacana (dual/द्विवचन)

Speaker

Devī (queen/lady; not named in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Royal Court Motifs
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It offers evidence for the narrative depiction of elite material items (parasol, footwear) as markers of status and divine favor in Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models inquiry and attribution—seeking the source behind beneficent gifts rather than assuming or ignoring causality.