Varaha Purana 137.94: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 94

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

मम वाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा ग्रहाणां प्रवरेश्वरः ॥ उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं सोमतीर्थमवस्थितः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.94

Transliteration

mama vākyaṁ tataḥ śrutvā grahāṇāṁ pravareśvaraḥ || uvāca madhuraṁ vākyaṁ somatīrtham avasthitaḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำของเราแล้ว พระผู้เป็นใหญ่ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่เทวะแห่งดาวเคราะห์ ได้ประทานวาจาอันไพเราะ ขณะประทับอยู่ ณ โสมตีรถะ

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Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: speech; words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets/grahas
• ग्रहाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• प्रवर-ईश्वरः: the foremost lord
• प्रवर-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावार्थ तत्पुरुष: ‘the lord who is foremost’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मधुरम्: sweet; pleasant
• मधुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of वाक्यम्

• वाक्यम्: words; speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• सोम-तीर्थम्: Soma-tīrtha
• सोम-तीर्थम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘Soma’s sacred ford/place’

• अवस्थितः: situated; standing
• अवस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘standing/being situated’

Speaker

Narrator voice (defaulting to Varāha-frame narrator); quoted speaker introduced as ‘pravareśvaraḥ’ among grahas

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a tīrtha-name (Somatīrtha) within a narrative frame, valuable for cataloging pilgrimage toponyms in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

Somatīrtha—presented as a sacred ford/shrine; precise modern identification depends on regional tradition and recension-specific tīrtha lists.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds courteous speech (madhura vākya) as a valued communicative ethic in instructional dialogue.