Varaha Purana 208.71: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 71

Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā

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Devanagari script

फलदं च यशस्यं च भविष्यति हि कामदम्॥ एवमुक्त्वा ततः सूर्यः ससर्ज जलभाजनम्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 208.71

Transliteration

phaladaṃ ca yaśasyaṃ ca bhaviṣyati hi kāmadam || evam uktvā tataḥ sūryaḥ sasarja jalabhājanam ||

Translation

Wahrlich, es wird fruchtbringend sein, Ruhm verleihen und Wünsche erfüllen. So sprach Sūrya und ließ daraufhin ein Wassergefäß entstehen.

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Word by Word

• phala-dam: fruit-giving
• phala-dam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/ Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom./Acc. 1/2), Ekavacana; samāsa: upapada-tatpuruṣa (phalaṃ dadāti iti)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• yaśasyam: fame-bestowing, glorious
• yaśasyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc. 1/2), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) धातु
• Form: Laṭ? actually Lṛṭ-lakāra (Simple Future/लृट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle) emphasizing/causal

• kāma-dam: desire-fulfilling
• kāma-dam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc. 1/2), Ekavacana; samāsa: upapada-tatpuruṣa (kāmān dadāti iti)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) धातु
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (त्वान्त/ल्यप्), pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action): ‘having said’

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Deśa-kāla-avyaya (adverb: then/thereafter)

• sūryaḥ: the Sun (god)
• sūryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• sasarja: created, produced, sent forth
• sasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (सृज्) धातु
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• jala-bhājanam: water-vessel
• jala-bhājanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala + bhājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana; samāsa: ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jalasya bhājanam)

Speaker

Narrator (with Sūrya acting; direct speech attributed to Sūrya)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Gift Culture
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic theme: merit and reputation linked to beneficent acts, expressed through a narrative of divine bestowal.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Actions framed as meritorious are described as yielding tangible and social outcomes—benefit, reputation, and fulfillment of aims.