Varaha Purana 201.44: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 44

The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers

Uttara Bhāga · Appeasement of Jvara (Rākṣasa–Jvara Episode)

Devanagari script

गत्वा ज्वरं महाभागं विनयात्सान्त्वयन्मुहुः ॥ पूजयन् वै ज्वरं दिव्यं गृहीय हस्ते महायशाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 201.44

Transliteration

gatvā jvaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ vinayāt sāntvayan muhuḥ || pūjayan vai jvaraṃ divyaṃ gṛhīya haste mahāyaśāḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

यम ज्वर के पास गया। ज्वर बड़ा भगवान था। यम ने उस्से बहुत विनय से समझाया। उसकी पूजा की, फिर उसका हाथ पकड़ लिया।

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Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)
• Role: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• ज्वरम्: Jvara (fever-deity)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)

• महाभागम्: most fortunate / illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)

• विनयात्: out of humility / from courtesy
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)

• सान्त्वयन्: pacifying / consoling
• Type: Verb
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु; सान्त्वयति)

• मुहुः: again and again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb: repeatedly)
• Role: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)

• पूजयन्: worshipping / honoring
• Type: Verb
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
• Root: पूज् (धातु)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (Emphatic particle)
• Role: निपात (Nipāta/Particle)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• ज्वरम्: Jvara
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृहीय: having taken / holding
• Type: Verb
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Absolutive in -ya; ‘having taken’), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया
• Role: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Absolutive)
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (absolutive)

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• महायशाः: the greatly renowned one
• Type: Noun
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (महद् यशः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• विनयात्सान्त्वयन् → विनयात् + सान्त्वयन्
• गृहीय = ग्रह्-धातोः ल्यप् (absolutive in -य)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Karuna rasa

Speaker

Narrator

The teaching

Path

Ethics Of Reconciliation

Subjects

Conciliation and humilityRitual honor (pūjā) languageResolution phase of conflict

Core idea

Destructive energies (jvara/fever) are not only fought but also ritually and ethically pacified through respect and right approach.

In practice

When facing ‘jvara’ in life (anger, illness, crisis), combine practical action with humility, honoring the forces at play rather than escalating them.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Conflict Resolution
• Sanskrit Politeness Registers
• Mythic Personifications

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a classical pattern of de-escalation: humility (vinaya) and conciliation (sāntvana), showing how Purāṇic narratives articulate authority through both force and diplomacy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The implied philosophical instruction is that conflicts may be resolved through humility, respectful address, and conciliatory speech—complementing martial power with restraint.