Varaha Purana 13.53: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 53

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

रत्नवस्त्रमहायानं सर्वं भोगादिकं वसु । विभवे सति विप्रेभ्यो अस्मानुद्दिश्य दास्यति ॥ १३.५३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.53

Transliteration

ratnavastramahāyānaṃ sarvaṃ bhogādikaṃ vasu | vibhave sati viprebhyo asmān uddiśya dāsyati || 13.53 ||

Translation

إذا تيسّر له الغنى، فسيعطي للبراهمة—مُهديًا ذلك باسمنا—الجواهرَ والملابسَ والمراكبَ العظيمةَ، وكلَّ مالٍ مما يتصل بالمتاع والموارد التابعة له.

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Word by Word

• रत्नवस्त्रमहायानम्: gems, garments, and great vehicles (as a set)
• रत्नवस्त्रमहायानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + mahāyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (रत्नं च वस्त्रं च महायानं च)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भोगादिकम्: enjoyments and the like
• भोगादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भोगः आदिः यस्य/भोगादि)

• वसु: wealth, property
• वसु: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विभवे: when there is means/affluence
• विभवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सति: being / existing
• सति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन कृदन्त; शतृ/सत्-प्रत्यय (present participle) ‘being’; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक—सप्तमी एकवचन; लोके ‘सति’ = ‘when/if being’

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• उद्दिश्य: intending / dedicating (to)
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√diś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having aimed/with reference to’; उपसर्ग ‘उद्-’

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogic frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dāna-Dharma
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic social-ethical theme: regulated generosity (dāna) as part of household and public patronage, including the practice of dedicating gifts in the name of a revered figure or beneficiary.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To give material support—according to one’s capacity—to learned recipients (here, brāhmaṇas), emphasizing intentional dedication (uddiśya) rather than indiscriminate or purely self-serving giving.