Varaha Purana 149.70: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 70

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत अष्टभक्तोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते नन्दने दिव्ये अप्सरोभिः समन्विते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.70

Transliteration

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta aṣṭabhaktoṣito naraḥ || modate nandane divye apsarobhiḥ samanvite

Translation

वहाँ जाके इंसान को अभिषेक करना चाहिए। यह आठ तरह के नियम फॉलो करने के बाद करना है। फिर वो उस दिव्य बगीचे में खुश रहता है। वहाँ अप्सरा भी रहती हैं।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• abhiṣekam: ablution / consecration
• abhiṣekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kurvīta: should perform
• kurvīta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aṣṭa-bhakta-oṣitaḥ: satisfied by eight offerings/servings (bhakta)
• aṣṭa-bhakta-oṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + √uṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समासान्त विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—नरः

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• nandane: in Nandana (Indra’s garden)
• nandane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• divye: divine
• divye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—नन्दने

• apsarobhiḥ: with apsarases
• apsarobhiḥ: Sahārtha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• samanvite: accompanied / endowed (with)
• samanvite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—नन्दने (apsarobhiḥ samanvite)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Ritual Studies
• Purāṇic Merit Narratives
• Sacred Bathing (Abhiṣeka)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a ritual act (abhiṣeka) to a cosmological reward (Nandana), illustrating the Purāṇic pattern of connecting practice, place, and post-mortem or supra-mundane outcomes.

Which geographic location is identified?

Nandana is a cosmological/poetic locale (Indra’s garden) rather than a clearly mappable terrestrial site in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse recommends disciplined observance and ritual propriety as a pathway to auspicious outcomes.