Varaha Purana 126.96: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 96

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

Devanagari script

लभते परमां पुष्टिं कुबेरभवनं यथा ॥ एकं सहस्रं वर्षाणां स्वच्छन्दगमनात्त्रयम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 126.96

Transliteration

labhate paramāṁ puṣṭiṁ kuberabhavanaṁ yathā || ekaṁ sahasraṁ varṣāṇāṁ svacchandagamānāt trayam ||

Translation

उसको बड़ी बढ़ाई मिलती है, जैसे कुबेर के घर पहुँचे। और वो आज़ादी से घूमता है, हज़ार साल तक पुण्य कमाता है।

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Word by Word

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṣṭim: prosperity/nourishment
• puṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kubera-bhavanam: Kubera’s abode
• kubera-bhavanam: Upamāna (उपमान, standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubera+bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: kuberasya bhavanam (Kubera’s abode)

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative indeclinable (उपमा-अव्यय)

• ekam: one
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sahasram: thousand
• sahasram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• varṣāṇām: of years
• varṣāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• svacchanda-gamanāt: from free movement / by moving at will
• svacchanda-gamanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svacchanda+gamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: svacchandena gamanam (free movement)

• trayam: three
• trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Phalaśruti
• Mythic Geography (Kubera)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts employ well-known mythic references (Kubera) to communicate prosperity and status outcomes of tīrtha-related merit.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kubera’s abode is a mythic locus rather than a directly mappable terrestrial site in this excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames disciplined engagement with sacred practice as yielding well-being and freedom, presented as culturally valued outcomes.