Varaha Purana 163.41: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 41

The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image

Devanagari script

आनयामास लङ्कायां स्थापयित्वा स्वके गृहे ॥ तदा स्थितोऽहं लङ्कायां रावणेन प्रपूजितः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 163.41

Transliteration

ānayāmāsa laṅkāyāṃ sthāpayitvā svake gṛhe || tadā sthito 'haṃ laṅkāyāṃ rāvaṇena prapūjitaḥ

Translation

वो मुझे लंका ले गया। अपने घर में बिठा के रख लिया। मैं वहाँ रहने लगा, रावण मुझको बहुत इज्जत देता था।

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Word by Word

• ānayāmāsa: brought
• ānayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Singular

• laṅkāyām: in Laṅkā
• laṅkāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sthāpayitvā: having placed/installed
• sthāpayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sthā (धातु) (causative: sthāpaya-) → sthāpayitvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), avyaya; causative sense 'having installed/placed'

• svake: in (his) own
• svake: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; adjective to gṛhe

• gṛhe: house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• sthitaḥ: standing/remaining
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with aham

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• laṅkāyām: in Laṅkā
• laṅkāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• rāvaṇena: by Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇena: Kartṛ (agent) in passive / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• prapūjitaḥ: worshipped, honored
• prapūjitaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / Bhāva in passive
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-pūj (धातु) → prapūjita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with aham

Speaker

Varāha (first-person self-reference: aham)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sacred Geography (Laṅkā)
• Ritual Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence of a localized “installation” motif—divine presence set within a household—useful for understanding how Purāṇic narratives mirror temple/ritual imaginaries.

Which geographic location is identified?

Laṅkā, a central epic-Purāṇic toponym with later historical-geographic discussions in South Asian studies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage highlights hospitality and honoring a revered guest/figure, framed through the language of pūjā.