Varaha Purana 181.2: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 2

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Devanagari script

संश्रुत्य विस्मयाविष्टा प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरा ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ अहो क्षेत्रप्रभावो वै यस्त्वया समुदाहृतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 181.2

Transliteration

saṃśrutya vismayāviṣṭā pratyuvāca vasundharā || dharaṇy uvāca || aho kṣetra-prabhāvo vai yas tvayā samudāhṛtaḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังแล้ว วสุธราผู้ถูกความพิศวงครอบงำจึงตอบกลับ ธรณีกล่าวว่า: “โอ้! อานุภาพแห่งกษेत्रะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่ท่านประกาศนั้นยิ่งใหญ่นัก”

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Word by Word

• संश्रुत्य: having heard
• संश्रुत्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्ग: सम्; क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard well)

• विस्मय-आविष्टा: overcome with astonishment
• विस्मय-आविष्टा: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विशेषण (she who is seized by wonder)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्ग: प्रति; लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वसुन्धरा: Vasundharā (Earth)
• वसुन्धरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• धरणी: Dharaṇī (Earth)
• धरणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वक्तृ-निर्देश (speaker tag)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहो: oh!/indeed!
• अहो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मयादिबोधक निपात (exclamation particle)

• क्षेत्र-प्रभावः: the power of the sacred place
• क्षेत्र-प्रभावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषय

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (particle: indeed)

• यः: which
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीयपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by you)

• समुदाहृतः: has been declared/mentioned
• समुदाहृतः: Kriya (क्रिया; कर्मणि-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: उपसर्ग: सम्+उद्+आ; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (यः ... समुदाहृतः)

Speaker

Pṛthivī / Dharaṇī / Vasundharā (explicit)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage
• Purāṇic Dialogue

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It foregrounds ‘kṣetra-prabhāva’ as a key Purāṇic category, supporting the study of how texts legitimize pilgrimage landscapes and heritage value through narrative dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific site is identified; the verse is a general acknowledgment of the potency attributed to kṣetras.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respect for culturally valued places is implied through recognition of their ‘prabhāva’ and through attentive listening within the teacher–inquirer framework.