Varaha Purana 49.7: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 7

The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Genealogy and Royal Conduct (Rāja-dharma framing)

Devanagari script

तं राजा शिरसा भूत्वा स्थीयतामित्यभाषत । तस्य कान्तिमती नाम भार्या परमशोभना ॥ ४९.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 49.7

Transliteration

taṃ rājā śirasā bhūtvā sthīyatām ity abhāṣata | tasya kāntimatī nāma bhāryā paramaśobhanā || 49.7 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Le roi, inclinant la tête en signe d’assentiment respectueux, dit : « Qu’il en soit ainsi ; demeure (ici). » Il avait une épouse nommée Kāntimatī, d’une beauté éminemment resplendissante.

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Word by Word

• tam: him
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• rājā: the king
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)

• śirasā: with (his) head; bowing
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhūtvā: having become; having bowed
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), from √भू; ‘having become/done’
• Role: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: bhū (धातु)

• sthīyatām: let (him) stay / let (it) be stayed
• Type: Verb
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग) from √स्था; आदेशार्थ
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: sthā (धातु)

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: iti (अव्यय)

• abhāṣata: spoke
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada; from √भाष्
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु)

• tasya: of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; possessive
• Role: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• kāntimatī: Kāntimatī
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; proper name
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kāntimatī (प्रातिपदिक)

• nāma: by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle indicating name (नाम-प्रयोग)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa-sambandha (विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)

• bhāryā: wife
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)

• paramaśobhanā: supremely beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मधारयः—‘परमा च सा शोभना’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: parama + śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• स्थीयतामित्य = स्थीयताम् + इति
• परमा-शोभना as karmadhāraya compound

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Shringara rasaSetting: Royal domestic space

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma in conduct (ācāra)

Subjects

EthicsHeritage SitesClassical Narrative

Core idea

True sovereignty is marked by humility and readiness to serve the spiritually eminent; outer splendor is secondary to inner discipline.

In practice

Practice respectful assent, especially toward teachers/elders; let status express itself as service rather than dominance.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a conventional Purāṇic narrative motif: royal deference expressed through bodily gesture (bowing the head) and formal assent, useful for studying ideals of courtly conduct in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on dialogue/action (the king’s assent) and the introduction of a principal character (Kāntimatī).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds respectful speech and embodied humility as markers of appropriate interpersonal conduct, especially within hierarchical or formal encounters.