Varaha Purana 32.18: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 18

Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वे स्तुतिं चक्रुस्तस्य देवस्य हर्षिताः । विदित्वा ब्रह्मणो वाक्यात् सम्पूर्णशशिसन्निभम् ॥ ३२.१९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 32.18

Transliteration

tataḥ sarve stutiṁ cakrus tasya devasya harṣitāḥ | viditvā brahmaṇo vākyāt sampūrṇaśaśisannibham || 32.19 ||

Translation

అప్పుడు అందరూ ఆనందంతో ఆ దేవునికి స్తుతి చేశారు; బ్రహ్మ వాక్యమువలన అతడు పూర్ణచంద్రునివలె కాంతిమంతుడని తెలిసికొని।

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Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात्/ततः = ‘thereafter/from that’ (adverb)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्तुतिम्: praise
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रुः: they performed/made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• हर्षिताः: delighted
• हर्षिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित (कृदन्त; हृष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विदित्वा: having known
• विदित्वा: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having known’

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाक्यात्: from the statement/words
• वाक्यात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्पूर्ण-शशि-सन्निभम्: resembling the full moon
• सम्पूर्ण-शशि-सन्निभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (सम्पूर्णशशिसन्निभ = ‘like a full moon’)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrator framework; explicit speaker not stated in this verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device where communal praise (stuti) follows authoritative confirmation (here, Brahmā’s words), illustrating how hymns function as markers of recognition and transition within the text’s storytelling tradition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the imagery is cosmological/aesthetic (the full moon) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes respectful acknowledgment of exemplary qualities—portrayed through collective praise—rather than issuing a direct moral injunction.