Varaha Purana 11.43: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 43

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Continuation (Royal Household and Retinue)

Devanagari script

एवं योषिद्गणास्तत्र नराः कर्मकरास्तथा । निर्जग्मुस्तस्य नृपतेः सर्वे भृत्या नृपस्य ह । केवलं भोजनं पूर्वं परिधानं च सर्वशः ॥ ११.४३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.43

Transliteration

evaṁ yoṣidgaṇās tatra narāḥ karmakarās tathā | nirjagmus tasya nṛpateḥ sarve bhṛtyā nṛpasya ha | kevalaṁ bhojanaṁ pūrvaṁ paridhānaṁ ca sarvaśaḥ || 11.43 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वो सब औरतें और काम करने वाले लोग राजा के पास से चले गए। सब ने अपना खाना और कपड़े लेकर चले गए।

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Word by Word

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

• yoṣit-gaṇāḥ: groups of women
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘योषितां गणाः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)
• Role: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• narāḥ: men
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)

• karmakarāḥ: servants/workers
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: karmakara (प्रातिपदिक)

• tathā: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)

• nirjagmuḥ: went out / departed
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: nir-gam (धातु)

• tasya: from/of him
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
• Role: Apādāna/Sambandha (अपादान/सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)

• nṛpateḥ: of/from the king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
• Role: Apādāna/Sambandha (अपादान/सम्बन्ध)
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)

• sarve: all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhṛtyāḥ etc.)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhṛtyāḥ: retainers/servants
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)

• nṛpasya: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदik)

• ha: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis/reminiscence)
• Role: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Root: ha (अव्यय)

• kevalam: only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverbial use: only/merely)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhojanam: food
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as object-remnant (what remained)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)

• pūrvam: formerly / earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)

• paridhānam: clothing
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: paridhāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• sarvaśaḥ: completely / in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: entirely/in every way)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• yoṣidgaṇās = yoṣit-gaṇāḥ
• nirjagmus = nir-jagmuḥ
• kevalaṁ treated as adverbial (avyaya) usage

Speaker and setting

Karuna and Shanta rasaSetting: Royal residence / administrative space

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Vairagya / impermanence of worldly supports

Subjects

Social HistoryRoyal RetinueNarrative Ethics

Core idea

Retinues, labor, and luxury are contingent; what remains is the minimal sustenance—hinting that dharma, not entourage, is the true support.

In practice

Cultivate non-attachment to status and dependents; plan life and rulership with awareness that circumstances can strip one to essentials.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a narrative snapshot of courtly and laboring populations (women’s groups, workers, attendants) and indicates a motif of departure with minimal essentials, offering cultural-historical data points about retinues and material necessities in Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is provided in this verse; it only uses the deictic term 'tatra' (“there”), requiring surrounding verses for geographic identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it emphasizes restraint and portability of essentials—departing with only basic needs (food and clothing)—a common narrative ethic underscoring non-attachment and practical sufficiency.