Varaha Purana 136.113: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 113

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

एष जप्यः प्रमाणं च सन्ध्योपासनमेव च ॥ कल्यमुत्थाय पठते मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.113

Transliteration

eṣa japyaḥ pramāṇaṁ ca sandhyopāsanam eva ca || kalyam utthāya paṭhate mama lokaṁ sa gacchati

Translation

Dies ist als Japa zu wiederholen und ist zugleich eine maßgebliche Übung — ja, eine Sandhyā-Verehrung; wer es nach dem Aufstehen in der Morgendämmerung rezitiert, gelangt in meine Welt.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this (hymn/thing)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• japyaḥ: to be recited (as japa)
• japyaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/यत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘to be muttered/recited’

• pramāṇam: authority; valid means
• pramāṇam: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); predicate noun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• sandhyā-upāsanam: worship at twilight (sandhyā)
• sandhyā-upāsanam: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā + upāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (तत्पुरुष: sandhyāyāḥ upāsanam), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• kalyam: in the morning
• kalyam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय): ‘in the morning’

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-thā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having risen’

• paṭhate: reads
• paṭhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokam: world; realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• gacchati: goes; attains
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links Purāṇic recitation with established Vedic-adjacent daily rites (sandhyā), showing how Purāṇas positioned their practices within broader ritual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly geographic location is named; “mama loka” is a cosmological destination rather than a place on a map.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Adopt disciplined daily practice (dawn recitation/japa) as part of a regulated life of observance.