Varaha Purana 210.2: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 2

Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation

Devanagari script

इदं हि सर्वभूतेषु परं कौतूहलं मम ॥ तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व महातपाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 210.2

Transliteration

idaṃ hi sarvabhūteṣu paraṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || tad ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi kathayasva mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

یہی میری تمام امور میں سب سے بڑی جستجو ہے۔ اس لیے میں اسے سننا چاہتا ہوں—اے عظیم ریاضت والے، بیان فرمائیے۔

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Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• sarvabhūteṣu: among all beings
• sarvabhūteṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (all + beings)

• param: supreme, great
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• kautūhalam: curiosity, wonder
• kautūhalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautūhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• icchāmi: I desire
• icchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kathayasva: tell (me)
• kathayasva: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय्—णिजन्त from kath/कथ्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• mahātapāḥ: O great ascetic
• mahātapāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great + ascetic)

Speaker

Nārada

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Didactic Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic instructional method: inquiry by a respected interlocutor (Nārada) prompts systematic exposition of dharma.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models disciplined inquiry—seeking clarification from an authoritative teacher as part of ethical learning.