Varaha Purana 116.5: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 5

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

एवं योगविधानॆन कर्म कुर्याद् दृढव्रतः ।। पूतात्मा धर्मसंयुक्तो विष्णुलोकं तु गच्छति

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.5

Transliteration

evaṃ yogavidhānena karma kuryād dṛḍhavrataḥ || pūtātmā dharmasaṃyukto viṣṇulokaṃ tu gacchati

Translation

So soll der in seinen Gelübden Standhafte nach dieser vorgeschriebenen Disziplin die Übung vollziehen; im Selbst gereinigt und mit dem Dharma verbunden, gelangt er wahrlich in Viṣṇus Welt.

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); ‘thus/in this manner’

• योगविधानेन: by the prescribed yogic method
• योगविधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• कर्म: ritual act/duty
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दृढव्रतः: one of firm vow
• दृढव्रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पूतात्मा: pure-souled
• पूतात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• धर्मसंयुक्तः: endowed with dharma
• धर्मसंयुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विष्णुलोकम्: Vishnu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Gati-Karma (गतिकर्म/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Purāṇic Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic phalaśruti style, linking disciplined observance with a cosmological-afterlife goal (Viṣṇuloka).

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is identified; the verse references Viṣṇuloka as a cosmological realm.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain firm vows and perform prescribed discipline with purity and dharma-alignment.