Varaha Purana 178.4 — Adhyaya 178, Shloka 4

Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna

Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa

Devanagari script

हर्षस्तु सुमहान्जातो रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ॥ अयोध्यायाः समायातो रामः सबलवाहनः ॥

Transliteration

harṣas tu sumahāñ jāto rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || ayodhyāyāḥ samāyāto rāmaḥ sabalavāhanaḥ ||

Translation

অক্লিষ্টকর্মা রামের অন্তরে অতি মহান আনন্দ জাগল। রাম অযোধ্যা থেকে সেনা ও বাহনসহ এসে উপস্থিত হলেন।

Word by Word

• harṣaḥ: joy
• harṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (sg.)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adversative/contrastive particle

• sumahān: very great
• sumahān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (sg.); viśeṣaṇa of harṣaḥ

• jātaḥ: arose, occurred
• jātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Kta participle (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā, Ekavacana; used predicatively ‘arose/was born’

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (sg.)

• akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ: of him whose deeds are unwearied
• akliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kliṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: akliṣṭa (‘unwearied’) qualifying karma (‘deeds’); epithet of Rāma

• ayodhyāyāḥ: from Ayodhyā
• ayodhyāyāḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Pañcamī vibhakti (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana (sg.); apādāna (from)

• samāyātaḥ: arrived
• samāyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-yā (धातु)
• Form: Kta participle (क्त), Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘having come/arrived’

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (sg.)

• sa-bala-vāhanaḥ: with (his) army and vehicles
• sa-bala-vāhanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa with ‘sa-’ = ‘with’; ‘with army and vehicles’ (bala + vāhana as coordinated members inside)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Ayodhyā","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"इतिहास-धर्मदृष्टि","core_concept":"अक्लिष्टकर्म-राजा (रामः) धर्मपालनात् लोकानन्द-हेतुः।","practical_application":"कर्तव्यनिष्ठा, परिश्रम-अक्लेश-भावः, नेतृत्वे धर्माधिष्ठानम्।"}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["History (epic reception)","Geography","Ethics"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: वीर

Secondary Rasa: हास्य

Geographic Context

Type: नगर/राजधानी

Cross References

Related Themes: Varaha Purana 178.5 (शत्रुघ्न-महोत्सव-प्रसङ्गः)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"रामः अयोध्यायाः समायातः—रथैः, गजैः, अश्वैः, सेनया सह; नगरजनानां हर्षः।","item_prompts":["रामः (धनुः/कोदण्ड)","रथ-वाहन-समूहः","ध्वज-पताका","सेना-पङ्क्तिः","नगरद्वार/अयोध्या-प्रासाद-रेखा"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"वीर-रस-प्रधानं, रामस्य नील-श्याम-आभा, रथ-गज-समृद्धि, ध्वज-लालित्यं।","tanjore_prompt":"राम-प्रतिमा केन्द्रे स्वर्ण-प्रभामण्डलयुक्ता; रथ-ध्वजेषु स्वर्ण-उत्कीर्णता।","mysore_prompt":"संतुलित-रचना, सूक्ष्माभरण-रेखा, सेनागमनं परन्तु शान्त-गौरव-भावः।","pahari_prompt":"पर्वत-रहित-मैदानी-नगर-परिदृश्यं, लघु-आकार-सेना, उज्ज्वल-रङ्ग-ध्वजाः।"}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"उत्सव-वीर","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"मध्यम-तीव्र","voice_tone":"उदात्त, घोषयुक्त"}

Tags

• Ayodhyā
• Rāmāyaṇa Reception
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Royal Dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences the Purāṇic reuse of epic characters and epithets, contributing to the study of how Rāma’s image is stabilized across Sanskrit traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

Ayodhyā—widely identified with modern Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, a major locus in North Indian cultural memory.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The depiction of an ‘unwearied’ ruler models steadiness and duty as admired qualities in leadership narratives.