Varaha Purana 113.62: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 62

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Pūrva Bhāga · Stotra-Phala (Benefits of recitation)

Devanagari script

एवं तु अक्षरोक्तोऽपि भवेत् तु परिकल्पना ॥ तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.62

Transliteration

evaṃ tu akṣarokto 'pi bhavet tu parikalpanā || tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

આ રીતે અક્ષર-અક્ષર ઉચ્ચાર્યું હોય તોય તે યોગ્ય અનુષ્ઠાન ગણાય છે; એટલા હજારો વર્ષો સુધી સ્વર્ગલોકમાં તે માન પામે છે।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb of manner)
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/virodha-nipāta (particle: emphasis/contrast)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• akṣara-uktaḥ: recited syllable-by-syllable
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: akṣaraiḥ uktaḥ / akṣaraṃ uktaḥ (as recited syllable-by-syllable)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: akṣara + ukta (प्रातिपदिक)

• api: even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Sambhāvanā/samuccaya-nipāta (particle: even/also)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Root: api (अव्यय)

• bhavet: would be / may occur
• Type: Verb
• Form: Vidhiliṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: √bhū (धातु)

• tu: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• parikalpanā: (proper) arrangement / procedure / prescription
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of bhavet)
• Root: parikalpanā (प्रातिपदिक)

• tāvat: for that long
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Parimāṇa-avyaya (adverb of extent: so long/so much)
• Role: Kāla-parimāṇa (कालपरिमाण/Extent of time)
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)

• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: thousands of years
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (plural); tatpuruṣa: varṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi (thousands of years)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time span)
• Root: varṣa + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)

• svarga-loke: in heaven-world
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (singular); tatpuruṣa: svargasya lokaḥ
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: svarga + loka (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahīyate: is honored / is exalted
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Ātmanepada; passive/reflexive sense ‘is honored/glorified’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: √mah (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• akṣarokto'pi=akṣara-uktaḥ api
• tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi=tāvat varṣa-sahasrāṇi

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Cosmic realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-bhakti synthesis

Subjects

Ritual PracticeCosmology

Core idea

Sincere performance (bhāva/saṅkalpa) can validate a practice even when execution is halting; sound (śabda) retains potency at the akṣara level.

In practice

Encourage beginners: recite carefully, even slowly; prioritize continuity and intention over speed or perfection.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Mantra and Recitation Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a ritual-technical idea that correct or earnest syllabic utterance can constitute an acceptable recitation, useful for the study of performance norms in Sanskrit devotional practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly location is named; svargaloka is a cosmological (heavenly) realm.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Careful, attentive recitation is valorized, suggesting an ethic of precision and persistence in practice.