Varaha Purana 148.37: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

तत्राश्चर्यं महाभागे शृणु भूतगिरौ मम ॥ आयसी प्रतिमा तत्र ह्यभेद्या चैव दृश्यते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.37

Transliteration

tatrāścaryaṁ mahābhāge śṛṇu bhūtagirau mama || āyasī pratimā tatra hy abhedyā caiva dṛśyate

Translation

บัดนี้ โอ้ผู้มีบุญวาสนา จงฟังความอัศจรรย์ ณ ภูตคิริของเรา: ที่นั่นปรากฏรูปเคารพทำด้วยเหล็ก และแท้จริงเป็นสิ่งที่ทำลายมิได้

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• महाभागे: O fortunate lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• भूतगिरौ: on/at Bhūtagiri (mountain)
• भूतगिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: bhūtānāṁ giriḥ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• आयसी: made of iron
• आयसी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रतिमा: image/statue
• प्रतिमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• अभेद्या: unbreakable/indestructible
• अभेद्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-bhedya (कृदन्त; √bhid भिद् + यत्)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); negative prefix a-; agrees with pratimā

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• एव: certainly/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive-like sense 'is seen/appears'

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Sites
• Material Description

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic memory of a localized sacred site (giri) and a noteworthy cult-object (pratimā), valuable for studying regional pilgrimage traditions and material descriptions in Sanskrit sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

Bhūta-giri is explicitly named; the excerpt does not provide a modern scholarly identification, but it functions as a site-marker within the chapter’s tīrtha narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than ethical, emphasizing attentive listening and the significance of a sacred place-object.