Varaha Purana 112.12: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 12

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

ते यान्त्यादित्यवर्णैश्च विमानैर्द्विजसत्तमाः ॥ सूर्य मण्डलमध्यात्तु ब्रह्मणा निर्मिता पुरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.12

Transliteration

te yānty ādityavarṇaiś ca vimānair dvijasattamāḥ || sūrya-maṇḍala-madhyāt tu brahmaṇā nirmitā purā ||

Translation

Die Besten der Zweimalgeborenen ziehen dahin in Luftwagen von Sonnenleuchten—Vimānas, die Brahmā einst aus der Mitte der Sonnenscheibe selbst erschuf.

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Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्

• आदित्यवर्णैः: with sun-like colors
• आदित्यवर्णैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; आदित्य + वर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• विमानैः: by/with aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• द्विजसत्तमाः: best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; संबोधनार्थेऽपि प्रयोगः (addressing sense possible)

• सूर्य: of the sun
• सूर्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपदम् (as first member of compound)

• मण्डल: orb/disc
• मण्डल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे मध्यपदम् (compound member)

• मध्यात्: from the middle
• मध्यात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; (सूर्य-मण्डल-मध्यात्) = ‘from the middle of the sun’s orb’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• निर्मिताः: created
• निर्मिताः: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘made/created’

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Afterlife Imagery
• Dāna-Dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic style of describing post-mortem ascent using cosmological motifs (solar radiance, celestial vehicles), typical of medieval Sanskrit religious literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial site is named here; the locus is cosmological (the sūrya-maṇḍala, the solar orb).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it links virtuous conduct (contextually, gift-giving/purity) with an elevated post-mortem trajectory portrayed through celestial ascent.