Varaha Purana 176.48: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 48

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

Devanagari script

तेभ्योऽपि प्रददौ द्रव्यं सत्रार्थं च विभागशः ॥ और्ध्वदैहिकभागार्थं कल्पयित्वा यथाविधि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.48

Transliteration

tebhyo 'pi pradadau dravyaṃ satrārthaṃ ca vibhāgaśaḥ || aurdhvadaihikabhāgārthaṃ kalpayitvā yathāvidhi ||

Translation

उन पंडितों को भी पैसे दिए, एक जगह खाना खिलाने के लिए। मरने के बाद के काम के लिए भी पैसा अलग कर दिया, सब सही तरीके से।

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Word by Word

• tebhyaḥ: to them
• tebhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि—emphasis/also)

• pradadau: gave (bestowed)
• pradadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dravyam: wealth/substance
• dravyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• satra-artham: for the satra-rite
• satra-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satra + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘satrasya arthaḥ’ = for the satra (sacrificial session/charitable rite)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• vibhāgaśaḥ: by allotment / distributively
• vibhāgaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vibhāgaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय): ‘by distribution/according to shares’

• aurdhva-daihika-bhāga-artham: for the share for post-funeral rites
• aurdhva-daihika-bhāga-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aurdhva + daihika + bhāga + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहु-तत्पुरुष (समाहार): ‘aurdhvadaihikasya bhāgasya arthaḥ’ = for the share meant for post-death rites

• kalpayitvā: having arranged
• kalpayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Causative absolutive (णिच् + क्त्वा): ‘having arranged/allocated’

• yathā-vidhi: as prescribed
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + vidhi (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially: ‘according to rule/rite’

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dharma
• Ritual Economy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves terminology for communal ritual support (satra) and post-death ritual provisioning (aurdhvadaihika), aiding reconstruction of institutional religious practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identifier is present in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes orderly, rule-governed provision for communal rites and post-funerary obligations.