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Varaha Purana 145.108: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 108

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

कुलानि तारितान्येवं सप्त सप्त च सप्त च ॥ एवं मरणकाले तु न कदाचिद्विमुह्यते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.108

kulāni tāritāny evaṃ sapta sapta ca sapta ca | evaṃ maraṇa-kāle tu na kadācid vimuhyate ||

ऐसे ही सात खानदान, फिर सात और फिर सात, सब का उद्धार हो जाता है। और मरने के वक्त इंसान का दिमाग नहीं घूमता, वो सीधा रहता है।

kulānifamilies/lineages
kulāni:
Karma (कर्म/Object; with implied 'tārayati')
TypeNoun
Rootkula (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)
tāritānisaved/rescued
tāritāni:
Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
TypeVerb
Roottṝ (तॄ/तार् धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative, Plural; agrees with 'kulāni'
evamthus
evam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral (संख्या), indeclinable-like usage; here counting (सङ्ख्यावाचक)
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral (संख्या), repetition for emphasis
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral (संख्या), repetition for emphasis
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)
evamthus
evam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
maraṇa-kāleat the time of death
maraṇa-kāle:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
TypeNoun
Rootmaraṇa + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: maraṇasya kālaḥ
tuindeed/but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-निपात)
kadācitever/at any time
kadācit:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācit (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
vimuhyatebecomes deluded
vimuhyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-muh (वि + मुह् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Soteriology (Descriptive)
S
Sanskrit Culture
A
Ancestral Concepts

FAQs

It shows how Purāṇic texts connect personal practice with intergenerational well-being, using formulaic numbers to convey magnitude.

None; the theme is moral-ritual efficacy and psychological steadiness at death.

Sustained disciplined practice is presented as supporting clarity of mind, especially in moments of crisis such as dying.

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