Varaha Purana 146.4: Adhyaya 146, Shloka 4

The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site

Devanagari script

यन्नाम्ना परमं क्षेत्रं हृषीकेश त्वयाश्रितम् ॥ कथयस्व जगन्नाथ यद्यनुग्राह्यता मयि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 146.4

Transliteration

yan nāmnā paramaṁ kṣetraṁ hṛṣīkeśa tvayāśritam | kathayasva jagannātha yady anugrāhyatā mayi ||

Translation

ข้าแต่หฤษีเกศะ ด้วยพระนามของผู้ใดเล่า แดนศักดิ์สิทธิ์อันสูงสุดนี้จึงอาศัยอยู่ในพระองค์? ขอพระองค์ทรงเล่าให้แจ้ง ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งโลก หากข้าพเจ้าสมควรได้รับพระกรุณา

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Word by Word

• yat: by which (name)
• yat: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun used with nāmnā

• nāmnā: by the name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with kṣetram

• kṣetram: holy place/field
• kṣetram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• hṛṣīkeśa: O Hṛṣīkeśa
• hṛṣīkeśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Pronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśritam: resorted to/inhabited
• āśritam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-śri (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with kṣetram

• kathaya: tell
• kathaya: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय, नामधातु/धातु-प्रयोग from kathā)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sva: indeed/please
• sva: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sva (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् निपात)
• Form: Particle (निपात), enclitic with imperative: emphasis/request

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagannātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/conditional particle (सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय)

• anugrāhyatā: worthiness to be favored
• anugrāhyatā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugrāhya (प्रातिपदिक) + tā (ताप्रत्यय)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); abstract noun meaning 'state of being fit for favor'

• mayi: in me / with regard to me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Dharā / Pṛthivī

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Cultural Heritage
• Vaiṣṇava Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It formalizes the transition into an origin-story segment (etiology), a hallmark of māhātmya literature that anchors sacred sites in narrative memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

The “supreme kṣetra” is the Rurukṣetra/Hṛṣīkeśa setting indicated by the chapter heading; the verse itself emphasizes naming and association.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes humility and readiness to learn—presenting knowledge transmission as conditioned by responsibility and receptivity.