Varaha Purana 155.18: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 18

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

जागरं देवदेवस्य कर्तुमिच्छामि राक्षस ॥ मम व्रतं सार्वकाळं यज्जागर्मि हरेः पुरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.18

Transliteration

jāgaraṃ devadevasya kartum icchāmi rākṣasa | mama vrataṃ sārvakālaṃ yaj jāgarmi hareḥ puraḥ |

Translation

हे राक्षस, मैं भगवान के लिए जाग रहा हूँ। मेरा व्रत है कि मैं हमेशा हरि के सामने जागता रहूँ।

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Word by Word

• जागरम्: vigil / wakefulness
• जागरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक; components: देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (infinitive)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• राक्षस: O demon
• राक्षस: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; here as object of implied ‘is/exists’ or apposition to clause

• सार्वकालम्: at all times / always
• सार्वकालम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्व-काल (प्रातिपदिक; components: सर्व + काल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• जागर्मि: I keep awake
• जागर्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जागर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हरेः: of Hari (Vishnu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• पुरः: before / in the presence of
• पुरः: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘in front of’)

Speaker

Sudhana

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a recognizable devotional observance—keeping vigil before Viṣṇu—attested across Purāṇic and later bhakti traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the phrase “hareḥ puraḥ” indicates ritual proximity to an image/shrine rather than a named place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfastness in vowed discipline (vrata-niṣṭhā) even when confronted with fear or coercion.