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Varaha Purana 192.34: Adhyaya 192, Shloka 34

Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite

राजद्वारे श्मशाने वा भये च व्यसने तथा ॥ ये पठन्ति त्विमां शान्तिं शीघ्रं कार्यं भविष्यति

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 192.34

rājadvāre śmaśāne vā bhaye ca vyasane tathā || ye paṭhanti tvimāṃ śāntiṃ śīghraṃ kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati

राजा के दरवाज़े पे हो, शमशान घाट पे हो, डर हो या कोई बड़ी मुसीबत। जो भी यह शांति का पाठ पढ़ेगा, उसका काम जल्दी हो जाएगा।

rāja-dvāreat the royal gate
rāja-dvāre:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (राजन्) + dvāra (द्वार)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः ‘at the king’s gate’
śmaśānein a cremation ground
śmaśāne:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśmaśāna (श्मशान प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)
bhayein fear
bhaye:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhaya (भय प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)
vyasanein calamity/distress
vyasane:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvyasana (व्यसन प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
yethose who
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
paṭhantirecite/read
paṭhanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√paṭh (पठ् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
tuindeed / but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic/contrast particle (विशेषण/विरोध निपात)
imāmthis
imām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘śāntim’
śāntimpeace (hymn/rite)
śāntim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśānti (शान्ति प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
śīghramquickly
śīghram:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootśīghra (शीघ्र प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपे द्वितीया)
kāryamthe task/desired matter
kāryam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya (कार्य प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
bhaviṣyatiwill happen / will come to be
bhaviṣyati:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (भू धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Mantra Tradition
I
Indic Ritual Culture
S
Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

The verse documents how Purāṇic texts map ritual speech onto socially charged spaces (court gates, cremation grounds) and crisis situations, offering a window into the cultural imagination of protection, auspiciousness, and liminality.

No named place is given; the verse refers to culturally defined spaces (rājadvāra, śmaśāna) rather than a specific toponym.

It encourages composure and purposeful recitation in difficult circumstances, presenting disciplined speech as a means of stabilizing action and intent.

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