Varaha Purana 175.13: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 13

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Uttara Bhāga · Household economy and stability motif

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाय च दत्ता सा धनधान्यसमन्विता॥ स द्विजः कालसम्पन्नः सभार्यस्तत्र संस्थितः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.13

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāya ca dattā sā dhanadhānyasamanvitā || sa dvijaḥ kālasampannaḥ sabhāryas tatra saṃsthitaḥ

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

นางถูกยกให้แต่งงานแก่พราหมณ์ พร้อมด้วยทรัพย์และธัญญาหารอุดมสมบูรณ์ พราหมณ์ผู้นั้นเมื่อถึงกาลอันสมควรแล้ว ก็พำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นพร้อมภรรยา

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Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/दत्ते), एकवचन; Dative singular masculine
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• dattā: given
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with sā
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Root: dā (धा) धातु; datta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• sā: she/that (woman)
• Type: Noun
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular feminine
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dhana-dhānya-samanvitā: endowed with wealth and grain
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—धनधान्येन समन्विता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); adjective agreeing with sā
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• saḥ: he/that (man)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun nominative singular masculine
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• dvijaḥ: Brahmin (twice-born)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)

• kāla-sampannaḥ: timely / at the proper time
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कालेन सम्पन्नः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष) / ‘at the proper time, well-timed’; adjective of dvijaḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• sa-bhāryaḥ: with (his) wife
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—सभार्यः = ‘with (his) wife’; adjective of dvijaḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sa (सह/स) अव्यय-उपसर्गवत् + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• saṃsthitaḥ: remained / was settled
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used predicatively of dvijaḥ
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Root: sthā (स्था) धातु; saṃsthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सभार्यस्तत्र → सभार्यः तत्र
• अन्यत्र सन्धिः स्पष्टः।

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Vatsalya rasaSetting: Town/household setting

Speaker

Varāha to Pṛthivī

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Reflective, concerned with social ethics

What she asks

How should marriage alliances and material provision (wealth/grain) be handled in a dharmic way to ensure household flourishing?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of prosperity and responsibility

Subjects

Social HistoryEthicsHouseholder Life

Core idea

Material resources (dhana-dhānya) become dharmic when used to support rightful relationships and stability, not as instruments of pride or transaction.

In practice

Use wealth to strengthen duties—support marriages responsibly, ensure food security, and cultivate maturity (kāla-sampatti) through patience and right timing.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma (Gṛhastha)
• Material Culture (Food/Grain)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Purāṇic narratives encode household stability through marriage alliances and provisioning (grain/wealth), offering a window into cultural ideals of security.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is introduced; it continues the established locale of settlement.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes social continuity—settlement, provisioning, and household responsibility—presented as stabilizing responses after hardship.