Varaha Purana 39.61: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 61

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-Phala Nirūpaṇa (Discourse on the Fruits of Dharma)

Devanagari script

तदानीमस्य धर्मस्य फलं कथयितुं भवेत् । तथाप्युद्देशतो ब्रह्मन् कथयामि शृणुष्व तत् ॥ ३९.६१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.61

Transliteration

tadānīm asya dharmasya phalaṃ kathayituṃ bhavet | tathāpy uddeśato brahman kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat || 39.61 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

అప్పుడు ఈ ధర్మఫలాన్ని వివరించడం సాధ్యమవుతుంది. అయినప్పటికీ, ఓ బ్రాహ్మణా, నేను సంక్షేపంగా చెబుతున్నాను; దాన్ని వినుము.

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Word by Word

• tadānīm: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tadānīm (अव्यय)

• asya: of this
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dharmasya: of dharma; of the rite/duty
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)

• phalam: fruit; result
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)

• kathayitum: to tell
• Type: Verb
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); अर्थः—कर्तुम् (to tell)
• Role: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Infinitive purpose)
• Root: kathaya (कथय् धातु) + tumun (कृत्)

• bhavet: would be; may be possible
• Type: Verb
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)

• tathā: thus; in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)
• Role: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)

• api: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: api (अव्यय)

• uddeśataḥ: briefly; by way of indication
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); अर्थः—उद्देशेन/संक्षेपेण (by indication, briefly)
• Role: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: uddeśa (प्रातिपदिक)

• brahman: O Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)

• kathayāmi: I tell; I explain
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: kathaya (कथय् धातु)

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• Type: Verb
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)

• tat: that (thing)
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• tathāpy → tathā + api
• uddeśato is avyaya (tasīl) from uddeśa
• śṛṇuṣva is imperative 2sg Ātmanepada

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Dialogic instruction

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Pedagogy of dharma

Subjects

EthicsDharma discourseDidactic summary

Core idea

Truth and merit can be communicated effectively through essential outlines; attentive listening (śravaṇa) is itself a dharmic act.

In practice

Listen carefully to the summarized fruits, then implement the practice; prioritize essence over exhaustive curiosity.

Symbolism of the boar

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic technique: signaling a transition into a results-oriented teaching (phala-śruti style) while noting that the forthcoming account will be a concise summary rather than an exhaustive exposition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a rhetorical transition into a discussion of dharma’s outcomes.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined listening and structured transmission of ethical teaching: the speaker frames dharma as having consequential outcomes (phala) and presents the instruction in a summarized, teachable form.