Varaha Purana 148.22: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 22

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

किञ्चिदन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ शास्त्रमेतन्महाभागे स्थूलकर्म महौजसम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.22

Transliteration

kiñcid anyat pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare || śāstram etan mahābhāge sthūla-karma mahaujasam

Translation

เราจักกล่าวสิ่งอื่นเพิ่มเติม; จงฟังเถิด โอ้ วสุธรา ผู้เป็นแผ่นดิน โอ้ผู้มีบุญยิ่ง ศาสตรานี้ว่าด้วยกรรมอันเป็นรูปธรรม (สถูลกรรม) และทรงพลังยิ่งใหญ่

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Word by Word

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (something)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (किञ्चित्)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will proclaim
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Accusative singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वसुन्धरे: O Vasundharā (Earth)
• वसुन्धरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Vocative singular)

• शास्त्रम्: teaching/scripture
• शास्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (object/apposition in context)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शास्त्रम्)

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• स्थूलकर्म: having gross/ritual action
• स्थूलकर्म: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषणम् (शास्त्रम्)

• महौजसम्: of great power
• महौजसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषणम् (शास्त्रम्)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma Practice
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a shift from subtle knowledge discourse to practice-oriented instruction, reflecting the Purāṇic tendency to combine metaphysics with actionable dharma.

Which geographic location is identified?

No physical location is identified; “Vasundharā” is a personified address to Earth.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Attend carefully to practical-ethical teaching, not only to subtle philosophical doctrine.