Varaha Purana 67.9: Adhyaya 67, Shloka 9

On the Two ‘Sita–Kṛṣṇā’ Figures, the Sevenfold Ocean, and the Twelvefold Year

Devanagari script

॥ इति वराहपुराणे भगवच्छास्त्रे सप्तषष्ठितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६७ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 67.9

Transliteration

|| iti varāhapurāṇe bhagavacchāstre saptaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

یوں ورَاہ پُران کے بھگوت شاستر میں سڑسٹھواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔

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Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle/quotative)

• varāha-purāṇe: in the Varāha Purāṇa
• varāha-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (varāhasya purāṇam)

• bhagavat-śāstre: in the divine scripture
• bhagavat-śāstre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhagavataḥ śāstram)

• sapta-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixty-seventh
• sapta-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to adhyāyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta + ṣaṣṭi + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (colophon; speaker not explicit—archival formula)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":false}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Manuscript Structure","Paratext / Colophon","Textual Division (Adhyāya)"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: manuscript-structural marker

Cross References

Related Themes: Adhyāya 67 colophon formula: ‘iti … adhyāyaḥ’

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript colophon scene: palm-leaf or paper folio ending with the chapter marker; scribe’s concluding flourish.","item_prompts":["folio edge","colophon line in Devanāgarī","scribe’s stylus","ink pot","chapter number marker"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural is atypical for colophons; depict a temple library scene with a manuscript folio showing the colophon line.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore-style framed manuscript folio with gold border motifs, emphasizing sacred text preservation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: scholarly scene—scribe finishing a folio, neat calligraphy, calm interior.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: small atelier scene with a pandit and manuscript, delicate architectural setting."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"closing-solemn","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, concluding, formal"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Textual Criticism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a colophon (chapter-ending marker), a standard paratextual element in Sanskrit manuscripts that helps preserve chapter boundaries and supports textual transmission and citation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this colophon; it only identifies the work (Varāha Purāṇa) and the chapter number.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical instruction is stated here; the verse serves a structural and archival purpose by formally closing the chapter.