Varaha Purana 185.30: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 30

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तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोकेषु तिष्ठति ॥ य एतेन विधानेन स्थापयिष्यति मां नरः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 185.30

Transliteration

tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi mama lokeṣu tiṣṭhati || ya etena vidhānena sthāpayiṣyati māṃ naraḥ

Translation

So viele Tausende von Jahren verweilt er in meinen Welten—der Mann, der mich nach dieser vorgeschriebenen Ordnung (im Ritus) einsetzen wird.

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Word by Word

• tāvat: for that long
• tāvat: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (तावत्) meaning 'so long/that long'

• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: thousands of years
• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष 'thousands of years'

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• lokeṣu: in the worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Plural

• tiṣṭhati: remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; relative pronoun

• etena: by this
• etena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• vidhānena: by the procedure/rite
• vidhānena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• sthāpayiṣyati: will स्थापित/establish
• sthāpayiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; causative 'will cause to be established'

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; in apposition to यः

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies
• Afterlife Concepts

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a typical Purāṇic merit-claim linking correct ritual procedure (vidhāna) with posthumous residence in divine realms—useful for comparative studies of ritual soteriology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly geography is specified; 'my worlds' refers to cosmological realms rather than a terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To follow established procedures carefully, presenting disciplined practice as the basis for long-term beneficial outcomes.