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Varaha Purana 64.6: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 6

Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor

Durgā Navamī Observance

एवं कृते भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद्राज्यं न संशयः । अविद्यो लभते विद्यां भीतः शौर्यं च विदन्ति ॥ ६४.६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 64.6

evaṁ kṛte bhraṣṭarājyo labhed rājyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ | avidyo labhate vidyāṁ bhītaḥ śauryaṁ ca vidanti || 64.6 ||

Hecho esto, un rey que ha caído de la soberanía recobra su reino, sin duda. El ignorante alcanza el conocimiento, y los temerosos llegan a ser reconocidos como poseedores de valor.

एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)
कृतेwhen this is done
कृते:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootकृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘कृते’ = कृतकार्ये/एवं सति
भ्रष्टराज्यःone who has lost his kingdom
भ्रष्टराज्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रष्ट (भ्रंश् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: भ्रष्टं राज्यं यस्य (one whose kingdom is lost)
लभेत्would obtain
लभेत्:
Vidhi/Phala (फल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलभ् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
राज्यम्kingdom
राज्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
no / not
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Pratijna (प्रतिज्ञा/assurance)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘न संशयः’ इति वाक्यांशः
अविद्यःunlearned
अविद्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअविद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘विद्याहीनः’ इत्यर्थे
लभतेobtains
लभते:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलभ् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
विद्याम्knowledge
विद्याम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
भीतःafraid
भीतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootभीत (भी धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘भययुक्तः’
शौर्यम्valor
शौर्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशौर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
विदन्तिknow/come to have (find)
विदन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit attribution not present in excerpt)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
D
Dharma-śāstra Themes
V
Vaishnavism

FAQs

It reflects a common Purāṇic nīti motif: prescribed disciplines or meritorious acts are presented as restoring social order—especially kingship—by linking political legitimacy with ethical or ritual correctness.

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a general maxim rather than a site-specific (tīrtha/geography) reference.

The verse emphasizes the transformative efficacy of correctly performed prescribed conduct: it can restore lost status (kingship), remedy ignorance through learning, and replace fear with recognized courage.

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