Varaha Purana 153.22: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 22

The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests

Devanagari script

ततः सम्मानयामास जनं पुरनिवासिनम् ॥ पितृपैतामहं राज्यं पालनीयं यथाक्रमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 153.22

Transliteration

tataḥ sammānayāmāsa janaṃ puranivāsinam || pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ pālanīyaṃ yathākramam ||

Translation

उसके बाद शहर के लोगों की इज़्ज़त की। बाप और दादा से जो राज्य मिला है, उसको सही तरीके से संभालना है। सब कुछ सही सीक्वेंस में चलाना पड़ेगा।

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Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तर-अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• सम्मानयामास: honored
• सम्मानयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-मान् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √मान्/मानय् (to honor) उपसर्ग: सम्

• जनम्: people
• जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरनिवासिनम्: dwelling in the city
• पुरनिवासिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुर + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (पुरे निवासिन् = city-dwelling); विशेषण (जनम्)

• पितृपैतामहम्: paternal and ancestral
• पितृपैतामहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ + पैतामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (पितृ + पैतामह = paternal and ancestral); विशेषण (राज्यम्)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पालनीयम्: to be protected/should be governed
• पालनीयम्: Vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (राज्यम्)

• यथाक्रमम्: in proper order
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + क्रम (अव्यय-समास)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (in due order)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Kingship Ethics
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a normative ideal of kingship: public honor toward citizens and continuity of dynastic responsibility, common in Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-inflected literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

A generic ‘city’ (pura) is referenced, but no specific toponym is provided in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Civic respect and procedural continuity: rule is portrayed as an inherited duty requiring orderly administration.