Varaha Purana 155.67: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 67

The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

पितरस्तारितास्तेन सदैव प्रपितामहाः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 155.67

Transliteration

pitaras tāritās tena sadaiva prapitāmahāḥ

Translation

उसने पितरों को बचा लिया। बड़े-बड़े दादा-परदादा भी उसके वजह से मुक्त हुए।

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Word by Word

• पितरः: the fathers/ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• तारिताः: were delivered/saved
• तारिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु) + त (क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृवाच्य-समर्थ ("were delivered")

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• प्रपितामहाः: great-grandfathers/forefathers
• प्रपितामहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma-śāstra Themes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic motif: individual merit or righteous conduct is framed as benefiting one’s ancestral lineage, paralleling broader South Asian traditions of pitṛ-related ethics and remembrance.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage emphasizes intergenerational consequence: virtuous action (or a meritorious agent) is described as bringing benefit even to one’s ancestors.