Varaha Purana 213.67: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 67

The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons

Devanagari script

वरान्वरार्थिनां दाता विधाता जगतः सदा ॥ भविष्यसि च धर्मज्ञ भीतानामभयप्रदः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 213.67

Transliteration

varān varārthināṃ dātā vidhātā jagataḥ sadā || bhaviṣyasi ca dharmajña bhītānām abhayapradaḥ ||

Translation

जो लोग माँगते हैं उनको तू वर देगा। तू दुनिया का काम संभालेगा, हमेशा। धरम जानने वाला, तू डरने वालों को डर हटाके। तू उन्हे सेफ कर देगा।

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Word by Word

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vara-arthinām: of boon-seekers
• vara-arthinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vara-arthin = boon-seeker)

• dātā: giver
• dātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; from √dā दा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidhātā: ordainer / disposer
• vidhātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; from √dhā धा with vi-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagataḥ: of the world
• jagataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhaviṣyasi: you will be
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्; periphrastic future), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dharma-jña: O knower of dharma
• dharma-jña: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (dharma-jña = knower of dharma)

• bhītānām: of the frightened
• bhītānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīta (प्रातिपदिक; past participle from √bhī भी)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• abhaya-pradaḥ: giver of fearlessness
• abhaya-pradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक; from √dā दा with pra-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावार्थः: abhayam pradāti iti

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ethical Philosophy
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse articulates a welfare-oriented ideal of authority—boon-giving and protection—mirroring broader South Asian political-ethical vocabularies found in Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra materials.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The core instruction is protective responsibility: the powerful should provide security (abhaya) and support those in need.