Varaha Purana 152.9: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 9

Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य प्रियं च वसुधा तदा ॥ प्रणम्य शिरसा देवी वराहं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 152.9

Transliteration

sūta uvāca || tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya priyaṃ ca vasudhā tadā || praṇamya śirasā devī varāhaṃ punar abravīt ||

Translation

สูตกล่าวว่า: ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำอันเป็นที่รักของพระองค์แล้ว พระธรณีก็ยินดีในกาลนั้น เทวีได้ก้มศีรษะนอบน้อม แล้วกล่าวกับวราหะอีกครั้ง

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Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘having heard’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त), from √śru (श्रु), ‘having heard’

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म/object; apposition to tat)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः/of him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• priyam: dear, pleasing
• priyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally with vacanam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

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

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल-अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समर्थ), from √nam (नम्) with prefix pra-, ‘having bowed’

• śirasā: with (her) head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करणम्/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to vasudhā

• varāham: Varāha
• varāham: Karma (कर्म/object of speaking/addressing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (पुनरुक्ति/पुनः)

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Narratology
• Sanskrit Discourse Markers

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves the sūta-narration convention, a hallmark of Purāṇic transmission, indicating layered narration and recitation contexts.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced; the verse links back to the statement about Mathurā and prepares the next inquiry.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models respectful dialogue—listening, acknowledging, and responding—presented as an ideal scholarly and ethical posture.