Varaha Purana 126.161: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 161

The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

तदा कमलपत्राक्षो राजपुत्रो महायशाः ॥ स्नात्वा च मङ्गलैर्युक्तो राजद्वारमुपागतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.161

Transliteration

tadā kamalapatrākṣo rājaputro mahāyaśāḥ || snātvā ca maṅgalairyukto rājadvāram upāgataḥ

Translation

फिर उस राजपुत्र ने नहा लिया, और मंगल का काम हुआ। उसकी आँखें कमल के फूल जैसी थी, और वो बहुत बड़ा था। फिर वो राजा के दरवाज़े के पास गया।

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Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• कमलपत्राक्षः: lotus-petaled-eyed (one)
• कमलपत्राक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि/अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (whose eyes are like lotus-petals), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• राजपुत्रः: prince
• राजपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (king's son), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (of great fame), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मङ्गलैः: with auspicious (things/rites)
• मङ्गलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• युक्तः: endowed/associated
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; 'endowed/connected'

• राजद्वारम्: the royal gate
• राजद्वारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (king's gate/palace gate), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• उपागतः: arrived
• उपागतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle in sense), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; 'having come/arrived'

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; otherwise default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Royal Culture
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links tīrtha practice (bathing) with courtly protocol (approaching the palace), showing how pilgrimage and governance narratives intertwine in Purāṇic storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit city is named; the setting is a royal court associated with Kosala in nearby verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse models purification followed by orderly public conduct—ritual preparation preceding social duty.