Varaha Purana 167.8: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 8

The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation

Devanagari script

यथा मातरमाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तवः ॥ एवं गार्हस्थ्यमाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तवः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 167.8

Transliteration

yathā mātaram āśritya sarve jīvanti jantavaḥ || evaṃ gārhasthyam āśritya sarve jīvanti jantavaḥ ||

Translation

जैसे सब बच्चे माँ के सहारे जीते हैं। वैसे ही सब लोग गृहस्थ लोगों के सहारे जीते हैं।

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Word by Word

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); comparative particle

• mātaram: mother
• mātaram: Āśraya/Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśritya: having taken refuge in/depending on
• āśritya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having resorted to’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); agreeing with jantavaḥ

• jīvanti: live
• jīvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jantavaḥ: creatures
• jantavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• evaṃ: thus/in the same way
• evaṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); adverb

• gārhasthyam: householder-stage
• gārhasthyam: Āśraya/Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gārhasthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśritya: having depended on
• āśritya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), indeclinable verbal form

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jīvanti: live
• jīvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातu)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• jantavaḥ: creatures
• jantavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Ethics
• Social Philosophy
• Classical Literature
• Āśrama System

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a social-interdependence model typical of Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra discourse, using kinship imagery to explain institutional support.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical life is framed as mutually sustaining: householders are depicted as enabling wider societal continuity.