Varaha Purana 98.12: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 12

Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha

Devanagari script

स्थितं किन्नरयोस्तच्च वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ दृष्टं तु महदाश्चर्यं पुष्यभद्रातटे शुभे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 98.12

Transliteration

sthitaṃ kinnarayos tac ca vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha || dṛṣṭaṃ tu mahad āścaryaṃ puṣyabhadrā-taṭe śubhe ||

Translation

ยืนอยู่ใกล้คินนระทั้งสองแล้ว เขากล่าวถ้อยคำนี้ว่า “แท้จริง ได้เห็นมหัศจรรย์อันยิ่งใหญ่ ณ ฝั่งอันเป็นมงคลของแม่น้ำปุษยภัทรา”

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Word by Word

• स्थितम्: stood / was present
• स्थितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'stood/was situated' (predicate/participial)

• किन्नरयोः: of the two Kinnaras
• किन्नरयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; 'of the two Kinnaras'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

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

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/खलु-अर्थे निपात (emphatic particle)

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'seen'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (adversative/emphatic particle)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies आश्चर्यम्)

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुष्यभद्रा-तटे: on the bank of Puṣyabhadrā
• पुष्यभद्रा-तटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्यभद्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of Puṣyabhadrā' + 'bank'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तट), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies तटे)

Speaker

Unspecified (a narrator/character reporting; default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇas transmit place-based memory by linking extraordinary events to named rivers and banks (taṭa/tīra).

Which geographic location is identified?

The Puṣyabhadrā is explicitly named as a river; the verse situates the marvel at its taṭa (bank).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The narrative encourages recognizing and recording notable phenomena tied to landscapes, supporting a heritage-documentation ethos.