Varaha Purana 140.8: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 8

The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

ततो देववचः श्रुत्वा पृथिवी वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय निर्वृतेनान्तरात्मना॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 140.8

Transliteration

tato devavacaḥ śrutvā pṛthivī vākyam abravīt || śirasy añjalim ādhāya nirvṛtenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับพระวาจาของเทพแล้ว ปฤถวีจึงกล่าว; ประนมมือวางเหนือเศียร ด้วยจิตภายในสงบและอิ่มเอม

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• deva-vacaḥ: the god's words
• deva-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), having heard

• pṛthivī: Earth (goddess)
• pṛthivī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vākyam: a statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (लुङ्/Aorist), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śirasi: on (her) head
• śirasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• añjalim: joined palms (añjali)
• añjalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādhāya: having placed
• ādhāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), having placed

• nirvṛtena: calm/at peace
• nirvṛtena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); used as viśeṣaṇa of antarātmanā

• antarātmanā: with (her) inner self
• antarātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator (with Pṛthivī preparing to speak)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Cultural Etiquette

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a formalized etiquette of inquiry—gesture and composure—typical of Purāṇic pedagogical dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified in this verse; it functions as a transition into Pṛthivī’s question about Kokāmukha.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models respectful inquiry and self-restraint as appropriate dispositions for receiving instruction.