Varaha Purana 137.172: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 172

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

एष जप्यः प्रमाणं च सन्ध्योपासनमेव च ॥ एष तेजश्च मन्त्रश्च सर्वभागवतप्रियम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.172

Transliteration

eṣa japyaḥ pramāṇaṁ ca sandhyopāsanam eva ca || eṣa tejaś ca mantraś ca sarvabhāgavatapriyam

Translation

यह मंत्र है जो जपना चाहिए। यह सही तरीका है और संध्या की पूजा का काम है। यह तेज है, यह मंत्र है, और भगवान के सारे भक्तों को यह बहुत पसंद है।

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Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• japyaḥ: to be recited / to be muttered
• japyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of eṣaḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jap (धातु) + -ya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛtya (कृत्य) / Gerundive (to be done), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• pramāṇam: authority; proof; standard
• pramāṇam: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sandhyā-upāsanam: worship at twilight (sandhyā worship)
• sandhyā-upāsanam: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + upāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (sandhyāyāḥ upāsanam), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tejaḥ: splendor; energy
• tejaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• mantraḥ: mantra; sacred formula
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sarva-bhāgavata-priyam: dear to all devotees of Bhagavān
• sarva-bhāgavata-priyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of tejaḥ/mantraḥ (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (sarveṣāṁ bhāgavatānāṁ priyam), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogic instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaishnavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic framing of mantra-recitation and Sandhyā worship as normative disciplines, linking private practice with textual authority (pramāṇa).

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To treat disciplined recitation and Sandhyā worship as a validated, structured practice rather than an arbitrary act.