Varaha Purana 157.40: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 40

Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle

Devanagari script

तत्र पुण्येन हि मया रविराराधितः शुभः ॥ लब्धः प्राज्ञो मया पुत्रो रूपवांश्च गुणान्वितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 157.40

Transliteration

tatra puṇyena hi mayā ravir ārādhitaḥ śubhaḥ || labdhaḥ prājño mayā putro rūpavāṃś ca guṇānvitaḥ

Translation

वहाँ मैंने पुण्य करके सूरज की पूजा की। मुझे एक बेटा मिला, समझदार, सुंदर और अच्छे गुण वाला।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• puṇyena: by merit
• puṇyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (पुण्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neut), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (inst, 3rd), Eka-vacana (sg)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निश्चय/हेतु/उपपत्ति)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (inst, 3rd), Eka-vacana (sg)

• raviḥ: the Sun
• raviḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (रवि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti (nom, 1st), Eka-vacana (sg)

• ārādhitaḥ: was worshipped/propitiated
• ārādhitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (आ-राध् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; predicate with ‘raviḥ’

• śubhaḥ: auspicious
• śubhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (शुभ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; qualifies ‘raviḥ’

• labdhaḥ: was obtained
• labdhaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; predicate with ‘putraḥ’

• prājñaḥ: wise
• prājñaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prājña (प्राज्ञ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; qualifies ‘putraḥ’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Tṛtīyā (inst), Eka-vacana

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (पुत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana

• rūpavān: handsome
• rūpavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpavat (रूपवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; possessive adjective (मतुप्) qualifying ‘putraḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• guṇa-anvitaḥ: endowed with virtues
• guṇa-anvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (गुण प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (अन्वित कृदन्त, √i/√vī?; lexical ‘anvita’ = endowed)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Eka-vacana; qualifies ‘putraḥ’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Solar Cults
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the integration of solar devotion within broader Purāṇic practice, showing how different devotional strands coexist in Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The action is said to occur ‘there’—continuing the same tīrtha setting; no new toponym is introduced in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It presents a model where disciplined practice and merit are linked to personal responsibility and the ideal of cultivating virtues (guṇas).