Varaha Purana 11.55: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

शशाङ्करश्मिप्रविभासिता अपि प्रकाशमीयुर्निरताः पदे पदे । कुलम्भवाः सम्भवधर्मपत्तयो महांशुयोगान्महतां समुन्नतिम् ॥ ११.५६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.55

Transliteration

śaśāṅkaraśmipravibhāsitā api prakāśamīyur niratāḥ pade pade | kulambhavāḥ sambhavadharmapattayo mahāṁśuyogān mahatāṁ samunnatim || 11.56 ||

Translation

चाँद की चमक में भी यह लोग चमकते हैं। हर कदम पर पक्के रहते हैं। अच्छे खानदान में पैदा हुए, अपना धरम निभाते हैं। बड़े लोगों की कंपनी में रह के बड़े बन जाते हैं।

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Word by Word

• śaśāṅka-raśmi-pravibhāsitāḥ: illumined by moonbeams
• śaśāṅka-raśmi-pravibhāsitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as adjectival qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक) + pra-vi-bhāsita (कृदन्त, √bhās (धातु))
• Form: Puṁliṅgaḥ (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Bahuvacanam (Plural); bhūtakṛdantaḥ (past passive participle), kta-pratyaya; viśeṣaṇam

• api: even/although
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; nipāta (particle), concessive ‘even/although’

• prakāśam: light, radiance
• prakāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅgaḥ (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacanam (Singular)

• īyuḥ: they attained/reached
• īyuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāraḥ (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣaḥ (3rd person), Bahuvacanam (Plural); parasmaipada

• niratāḥ: engaged, devoted
• niratāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (as adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅgaḥ (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Bahuvacanam (Plural); viśeṣaṇam

• pade: in (each) step/place
• pade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅgaḥ (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacanam (Singular)

• pade: at every step
• pade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅgaḥ (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacanam (Singular); punarukti (reduplication) for distributive sense

• kulambhavāḥ: those born in the family (lineage-born)
• kulambhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + ambha (प्रातिपदिक) + va (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्ग-सम्भव)
• Form: Puṁliṅgaḥ (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Bahuvacanam (Plural)

• sambhava-dharma-pattayaḥ: wives whose nature is (noble) conduct by birth
• sambhava-dharma-pattayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (co-referential/appositional to subject group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sambhava (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + patī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅgaḥ (Feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Bahuvacanam (Plural)

• mahā-aṁśu-yogān: great unions/associations (with mighty rays/energies)
• mahā-aṁśu-yogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṁśu (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅgaḥ (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Bahuvacanam (Plural)

• mahatām: of the great (persons)
• mahatām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅgaḥ (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive), Bahuvacanam (Plural)

• samunnatim: exaltation, rise
• samunnatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samunnati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅgaḥ (Feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacanam (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Didacticism
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic motif: social and ethical excellence is expressed through steadfast conduct, proper dharma, and the formative influence of association with exemplary persons.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it is primarily ethical and metaphorical rather than place-specific.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfastness in conduct and alignment with one’s dharma, combined with association with the eminent, is presented as a cause of personal elevation and public radiance.