Varaha Purana 138.76: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 76

The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird

and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit

Devanagari script

उभौ तच्छरणौ गृह्य पितरौ समभाषत॥ शृणु तात महाभाग यदर्थं समुपागतः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 138.76

Transliteration

ubhau taccharaṇau gṛhya pitarau samabhāṣata | śṛṇu tāta mahābhāga yadarthaṃ samupāgataḥ ||

Translation

เขาจับพระบาททั้งสองของบิดามารดาแล้วกล่าวว่า “ขอจงฟังเถิด คุณพ่อผู้มีบุญยิ่ง—เหตุที่ข้ามาที่นี่คือสิ่งนี้”

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Word by Word

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tat-śaraṇau: those two feet (as refuge)
• tat-śaraṇau: Karma (कर्म/Object, apposition to ubhau)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘his/that (Lord’s) feet as refuge’ i.e., ‘those feet’

• gṛhya: having taken/held
• gṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having taken/held’

• pitarau: the two parents
• pitarau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• samabhāṣata: they spoke/addressed
• samabhāṣata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्/Imperfect past), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tāta: dear son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-bhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘great-fortune’

• yat-artham: for what purpose
• yat-artham: Karma (कर्म/Object of implied ‘tell’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘for which purpose’ (प्रयोजन)

• samupāgataḥ: (you) have come/arrived
• samupāgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator voice within the dialogue frame (default: Varāha framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Family Ethics
• Narrative Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects social etiquette and familial hierarchies encoded in Sanskrit narrative, where bodily gestures (touching feet) signal respect and authorize speech.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is stated.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respectful address and humility toward parents/elders is foregrounded as proper conduct.