Varaha Purana 98.13: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

यदेतत्सत्यतपसः समवोचत्ततः शुभे ॥ दृष्टं किञ्चिदिहास्चर्यं दृष्टिस्तु हिमवद्गिरौ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 98.13

Transliteration

yad etat satya-tapasaḥ samavocat tataḥ śubhe || dṛṣṭaṃ kiñcid ihāścaryaṃ dṛṣṭis tu himavad-girau ||

Translation

แล้วโอ้ผู้เป็นมงคล สัตยตปัสกล่าวดังนี้ว่า “ที่นี่ได้เห็นสิ่งอัศจรรย์บางประการ; นิมิตนี้พึงแสวงหาที่ภูเขาหิมวัต”

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Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

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

• सत्यतपसः: of (him) Satya-tapas / of true austerity
• सत्यतपसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): 'true austerity' (सत्य-तपस्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तपस्), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समवोचत्: spoke / said
• समवोचत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) उपसर्ग: सम्+अव
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon / from that
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• शुभे: in the auspicious (place)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (contextual locative, e.g., 'in the auspicious (place)')

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

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

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

• दृष्टिः: sight / vision
• दृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• हिमवत्-गिरौ: on Mount Himavat (Himalaya)
• हिमवत्-गिरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of Himavat' + 'mountain'; पुंलिङ्ग (गिरि), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Satya-tapas (as named in the verse)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Himalayan Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It relocates the narrative focus to Himavat, reflecting the Purāṇic practice of mapping sacred and memorable events onto major mountain geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himavat-giri (“the Himavat mountain,” broadly the Himalayan range) is explicitly named.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights disciplined testimony (a named speaker reporting a ‘seen’ marvel), emphasizing responsible narration rather than speculation.