Varaha Purana 24.2: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 2

The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच । श्रुत्वा गणपतेर्जन्म प्रजापालो नराधिपः । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तं मुनिं संहितव्रतम् ॥ २४.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 24.2

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca | śrutvā gaṇapater janma prajā pālo narādhipaḥ | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā taṃ muniṃ saṃhitavratam || 24.2 ||

Translation

พระศรีวราหะตรัสว่า ครั้นได้สดับเรื่องกำเนิดพระคเณศแล้ว พระราชาประชาปาล ผู้เป็นใหญ่ในหมู่มนุษย์ ได้กล่าวกับฤๅษีผู้มีวัตรเคร่งครัดนั้นด้วยถ้อยคำอ่อนโยนประณีต

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Word by Word

• श्री-वराहः: Śrī Varāha
• श्री-वराहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् वराहः)

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having heard)

• गणपतेः: of Gaṇapati
• गणपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रजापालः: protector of subjects (Prajāpāla)
• प्रजापालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानां पालः)

• नराधिपः: king
• नराधिपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

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

• श्लक्ष्णया: with gentle
• श्लक्ष्णया: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाचया सह)

• वाचा: speech/words
• वाचा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनिम्: sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संहित-व्रतम्: of disciplined/regulated vows
• संहित-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहित (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘संहितं व्रतं यस्य’ इत्यर्थे बहुव्रीहिः सम्भवः, परन्तु रूपतः विशेषणवत् प्रयुक्तम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: a royal figure engaging a disciplined sage, framing theological or genealogical material (here, Gaṇapati’s birth) within courtly and didactic discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content focuses on speakers and the dialogic setting rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds ideals of disciplined conduct (saṃhitavrata) and respectful, measured communication (ślakṣṇā vāc), presenting them as appropriate norms in scholarly and royal inquiry.