Varaha Purana 170.79: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 79

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

फलानि मांसयुक्तानि मधुनि सुरभीणि च॥ सम्पाद्य संविदं कृत्वा वद किंकरवाणि ते॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.79

Transliteration

phalāni māṃsayuktāni madhuni surabhīṇi ca॥ sampādya saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā vada kiṅkaravāṇi te॥

Translation

เมื่อจัดหาผลไม้พร้อมเนื้อ และน้ำผึ้งหอมกรุ่น แล้วทำสัญญาตกลงกัน จงบอกเถิดว่า: ข้าพเจ้าควรรับใช้ท่านประการใด?

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Word by Word

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• मांस-युक्तानि: accompanied with meat / containing meat
• मांस-युक्तानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle)

• मधुनि: in/with honey
• मधुनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• सुरभीणि: fragrant
• सुरभीणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• सम्पाद्य: having procured/arranged
• सम्पाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having procured/arranged’

• संविदम्: agreement/compact
• संविदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having made/done’

• वद: say / tell
• वद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• करवाणि: should I do / may I do
• करवाणि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ् (optative/benedictive usage), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; ‘may I do’

• ते: for you / of you
• ते: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests Śabara addressing Gokarṇa)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography
• Dialogue Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: hospitality, negotiated obligation (saṃvid), and service offered to a visiting ascetic or revered figure, illustrating social-contract language in Sanskrit storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; later verses in the same sequence mention Mathurā and a Sarasvatī-related saṅgama (confluence) as key sites.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds reciprocity and accountability: after receiving or arranging offerings, one formalizes an agreement and asks what helpful action is required.