Varaha Purana 174.91: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 91

The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship

Devanagari script

एतत्कारणमुद्दिश्य परः सूचীমुखस्ततः ॥ समर्थितो द्विजेनैव शीघ्रं याति यतो हि सः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 174.91

Transliteration

etatkāraṇamuddiśya paraḥ sūcīmukhastataḥ || samarthito dvijenaiva śīghraṃ yāti yato hi saḥ

Translation

ด้วยความประสงค์จะชี้เหตุแห่งเรื่องนี้ แล้วผู้อื่นนั้นคือ “สูจีมุขะ” เมื่อพราหมณ์เร่งเร้า ก็ออกเดินทางโดยเร็ว; เพราะเหตุนั้นเองเขาจึงไป

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Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• कारणम्: reason/cause
• कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उद्दिश्य: having indicated/with reference to
• उद्दिश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having indicated/aiming at’

• परः: another/next
• परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सूचीमुखः: needle-faced (a being)
• सूचीमुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूची + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘needle’ + ‘mouth/face’ = needle-faced)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (ततः = then/thereupon)

• समर्थितः: supported/endorsed
• समर्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been supported/approved’

• द्विजेन: by a twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विजेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle of emphasis

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तं नपुंसक-एकवचन (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; causal/conjunctive adverb ‘because/for which reason’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/causal)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun

Speaker

Varāha (default, narrative voice not explicitly marked)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse Framing
• Sanskrit Onomastics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a common Purāṇic narrative device: an inquiry into causation followed by instruction, often mediated through a ‘dvija’ figure representing normative learning.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse continues the generic forest narrative without naming a specific region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical content is implicit: it legitimizes guided inquiry (asking causes) and instruction through recognized scholarly agents.