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Varaha Purana 11.113: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 113

Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel

एवं स्नात्वा शुभे वस्त्रे परिधायोत्तमे तथा । विविधान्नं तु विधिना बुभुजे स नृपोत्तमः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.113

evaṃ snātvā śubhe vastre paridhāyottame tathā | vividhānnaṃ tu vidhinā bubhuje sa nṛpottamaḥ ||

राजा ने नहा लिया और अच्छे कपड़े पहन लिए। फिर उसने सही तरीके से खाना खाया। कई तरह का खाना था उसके पास।

evamthus
evam:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
snātvāhaving bathed
snātvā:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsnā (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √snā; expresses prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)
śubhein/with auspicious (two)
śubhe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); adjective qualifying 'vastre'
vastrein garments / in clothes (two)
vastre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvastra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)
paridhāyahaving put on
paridhāya:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpari-dhā (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √dhā with prefix pari-; prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)
uttamein excellent (two)
uttame:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); adjective qualifying 'vastre'
tathāand likewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण)
vividha-annamvarious food
vividha-annam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvividha (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'vividham annam'
tuindeed / but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
vidhināby the proper rule/rite
vidhinā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
bubhujeate / partook
bubhuje:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhuj (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun
nṛpa-uttamaḥthe best of kings
nṛpa-uttamaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'nṛpāṇām uttamaḥ'

Narrator (speaker not explicit); default Varāha–Pṛthivī frame not directly visible

C
Classical Literature
D
Dharma and Ritual
P
Purāṇic Narrative
C
Cultural Heritage Practices

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It reflects normative ideals of courtly life where bodily purification, proper attire, and regulated eating are framed as markers of order and legitimacy.

No location is specified in this verse.

Moderation and procedural discipline—actions (even eating) are ideally performed with attention to prescribed norms.

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