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Varaha Purana 206.16: Adhyaya 206, Shloka 16

Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds

महापद्मानि चत्वारि तस्मिंस्तिष्ठन्तु नित्यशः ॥ ततश्च्युतश्च कालेन मानुषं लोकमास्थितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 206.16

mahāpadmāni catvāri tasmiṁs tiṣṭhantu nityaśaḥ || tataś cyutaś ca kālena mānuṣaṁ lokam āsthitaḥ ||

उसके लिए चार बड़े कमल वहां हमेशा रहेंगे। फिर वक्त आने पर वो वहां से नीचे आ जाता है। फिर वो इंसान की दुनिया में आ जाता है।

mahāpadmānigreat lotuses
mahāpadmāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + padma (महा + पद्म प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (‘महत् पद्मम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
catvārifour
catvāri:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatvāri (चत्वारि-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन
tasminin him/there
tasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग
tiṣṭhantulet (them) remain
tiṣṭhantu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (स्था धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
nityaśaḥalways, continually
nityaśaḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnityaśas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/आवृत्तिवाचक (adverb)
tataḥthen, from there
tataḥ:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (ablatival adverb: from there/then)
cyutaḥfallen, departed
cyutaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√cyu (च्यु धातु) + cyuta (क्त-कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
kālenaby time, in due course
kālena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (काल-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
mānuṣamhuman
mānuṣam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmānuṣa (मानुष-प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
lokamworld
lokam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (लोक-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
āsthitaḥhaving reached/entered
āsthitaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā√sthā (आ + स्था धातु) + āsthita (क्त-कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘प्राप्तः/आश्रितः’

Varāha (default, instructor-voice)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Imagery
K
Karma and Rebirth
V
Vaishnavism

FAQs

It exemplifies Purāṇic symbolic imagery (lotuses) coupled with cyclical temporality—celestial enjoyment is time-bound, followed by return to human existence.

No; it describes movement between realms (a 'there' and mānuṣa-loka), not a named geographic site.

The verse underscores impermanence of even elevated states, aligning ethical discourse with a cyclical view of existence.

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