Varaha Purana 137.81: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादैश्च बोधितो वसुधाधिपः ॥ सर्वलोकहितार्थाय उदिते च दिवाकरे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.81

Transliteration

śaṅkhadundubhinādaiś ca bodhito vasudhādhipaḥ || sarvalokahitārthāya udite ca divākare

Translation

शंख और ढोल की आवाज़ सुन के राजा उठ गया। सूरज निकलने के बाद उसने सब लोगों का भला किया।

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Word by Word

• śaṅkha: conch

• dundubhi: drum

• nādaiḥ: by sounds

• ca: and

• bodhitaḥ: awakened

• vasudhā-adhipaḥ: lord of the earth (king)

• sarva-loka-hita-arthāya: for the sake of the welfare of all worlds/people

• udite: having risen

• ca: and

• divākare: when the sun

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Political Ethics
• Sound Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects ideals of kingship framed around public welfare (sarvalokahita), a recurring norm in classical Indian political-ethical literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named; “vasudhādhipa” is a royal epithet rather than a place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rulership is rhetorically linked to the welfare of all people, presenting governance as responsibility-oriented rather than merely personal power.