Varaha Purana 144.97: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 97

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

Devanagari script

पुरा विष्णुस्तपस्तेपे लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ हिमालये गिरौ रम्ये देवतागणसेविते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 144.97

Transliteration

purā viṣṇustapastepe lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || himālaye girau ramye devatāgaṇasevite ||

Translation

पहले विष्णु ने तपस्या की थी। वो सबकी भलाई चाहते थे। हिमालय में एक पहाड़ पर, बहुत अच्छा जगह थी। वहाँ देवी-देवता आते थे।

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Word by Word

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kala (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tepe: performed (austerity)
• tepe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• lokānām: of the worlds/of people
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hitakāmyayā: for (their) welfare
• hitakāmyayā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita-kāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); हेतौ (for the sake of welfare)

• himālaye: in the Himalaya
• himālaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• girau: on the mountain
• girau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramye: beautiful
• ramye: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies girau

• devatā-gaṇa-sevite: attended by hosts of deities
• devatā-gaṇa-sevite: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: devatā + gaṇa + sevita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) of √sev ‘served/attended’; qualifies girau/himālaye

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Landscape

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links ascetic practice (tapas) with public welfare (loka-hita), a recurring Purāṇic theme used to ground cosmological events in ethical motivation.

Which geographic location is identified?

Himālaya (the Himalayan mountain range), a major toponym in Sanskrit literature associated with sacred and ascetic settings.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Austerity is portrayed as meaningful when oriented toward collective wellbeing rather than private gain.