Varaha Purana 49.13: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 13
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Dāna–phala (Merit of Gifts) and Royal Ethics
तृतीयेऽहनि तां दृष्ट्वा पुनरेवमुवाच ह । अहो मूढा न जानन्ति गोविन्दं परमेश्वरम् । य एकेऽह्नि फलं चै तद् राज्ञे तुष्टः प्रदत्तवान् ॥ ४९.१३ ॥
tṛtīye 'hani tāṃ dṛṣṭvā punar evam uvāca ha | aho mūḍhā na jānanti govindaṃ parameśvaram | ya eke 'hni phalaṃ ca etad rājñe tuṣṭaḥ pradattavān || 49.13 ||
tRRitIye.ahani tAM dRRiShTvA punarevamuvAcha ha | aho mUDhA na jAnanti govindaM parameshvaram | ya eke.ahni phalaM chaitad rAj~ne tuShTaH pradattavAn || 49.13 ||
তৃতীয় দিন তাইক দেখি সি পুনৰ ক’লে—“হায়! মোহগ্ৰস্ত লোকসকলে গোবিন্দ পৰমেশ্বৰক নাজানে। একেদিনতে যি ফল লাভ হয়, তাতেই সন্তুষ্ট হৈ তেওঁ ৰজাক দান কৰিলে।”
Sandhi Notes
- tṛtīye ’hani = tṛtīye + ahani
- punar evam = punar + evam
- eke ’hni = eke + ahni
- phalaṃ ca etad = phalam + ca + etat
Varāha
Karmaphala can be accelerated/transformed by īśvara-anugraha when the Supreme is recognized as the giver of fruits.
Cultivate devotion and right-view (Govinda as Parameśvara); rulers should align policy and ritual patronage with Vaiṣṇava dharma.
Implicit: Govinda as Parameśvara suggests the supreme cause behind karmaphala; bhakti as direct means to grace.
A king’s merit and success depend on recognizing and honoring Govinda (the Supreme Lord); failure is delusion that undermines righteous rule.
Recognition/devotion yields swift phala (even ‘in one day’) and royal prosperity; non-recognition leads to moha and loss of merit/legitimacy.
Govinda named as Parameśvara; bhakti-theology framing that anticipates Kṛṣṇa-identification of Viṣṇu.
Varāha Purāṇa: phala-śruti and rāja-dharma passages in the same adhyāya/khāṇḍa (contextual)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic mode of moral instruction where recognition of the supreme principle (here expressed through the epithet “Govinda”) is contrasted with worldly misunderstanding, and where royal recipients function as key agents in narratives of patronage and merit.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on recognition of the divine principle and the bestowal of merit to a king.
The verse emphasizes discernment and correct recognition (jñāna/understanding) as ethically important, and it highlights the idea that merit (phala) can be conferred through a pleased benefactor—framed within royal and devotional discourse.
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