Varaha Purana 144.122: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 122

The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape

Devanagari script

पूजयन्तौ हरिं भक्त्या तन्निष्ठेन्द्रियमाणसौ ॥ ययोः पूजयतोर्नित्यं सान्निध्यं किल केशवः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.122

Transliteration

pūjayantau hariṁ bhaktyā tanniṣṭhendriyamānasau || yayoḥ pūjayator nityaṁ sānnidhyaṁ kila keśavaḥ

Translation

वो दोनों हरि की भक्ति से पूजा करते थे। मन और दिमाग बस भगवान में लगा रखा था उनका। जो लोग इतना प्यार से भगवान को पूजते हैं, केशव उनके पास हमेशा रहता है।

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Word by Word

• पूजयन्तौ: worshipping
• पूजयन्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + पूजयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; पूज्-धातोः

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-निष्ठ-इन्द्रिय-मानसौ: whose senses and mind were fixed on Him
• तत्-निष्ठ-इन्द्रिय-मानसौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + निष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—ययोः इन्द्रियाणि मानसं च तस्मिन् (हरौ) निष्ठम् (fixed)

• ययोः: of whom (of the two)
• ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• पूजयतोः: of the two who worship
• पूजयतोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + पूजयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘of the two worshipping’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence, proximity
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किल: indeed, it is said
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle: report/indeed)

• केशवः: Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• केशवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti Literature
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a bhakti-oriented idiom within Purāṇic narrative, where disciplined attention (mind/senses) is linked to divine ‘presence’ as a literary-theological claim.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name is specified; the verse focuses on devotional practice and its described effect.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes attentiveness and self-regulation—aligning inner faculties (mind and senses) with one’s chosen practice.