Varaha Purana 36.11: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 11

Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation

Devanagari script

वृन्दावनं च राजा असौ तपोऽर्थं गतवान् प्रभुः । तत्र गोविन्दनामानं हरिं स्तोतुमथारभत् ॥ ३६.११ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 36.11

Transliteration

vṛndāvanaṃ ca rājā asau tapo’rthaṃ gatavān prabhuḥ | tatra govindanāmānaṃ hariṃ stotum athārabhat || 36.11 ||

Translation

वो राजा वृंदावन गया तप करने के लिए। वहाँ उसने गोविंद नाम के हरि की भक्ति शुरू की।

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Word by Word

• वृन्दावनम्: Vṛndāvana (forest/place)
• वृन्दावनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपः-अर्थम्: for the sake of austerity
• तपः-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः अर्थः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (purpose)

• गतवान्: having gone
• गतवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘having gone’

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गोविन्द-नामानम्: named Govinda
• गोविन्द-नामानम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोविन्दस्य नाम); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying ‘हरिम्’

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्तोतुम्: to praise
• स्तोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to praise’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• आरभत्: began
• आरभत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect, past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular; ‘began’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Sanskrit Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cultural Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which a ruler undertakes tapas at a culturally significant site, linking political authority with ascetic discipline and textualized sacred geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Vṛndāvana is named; in modern scholarship it is identified with the Vṛndāvan/Vrindavan region in the Braj area (Uttar Pradesh, India), prominent in Vaiṣṇava cultural history.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds disciplined self-cultivation (tapas) and reflective praise as practices associated with exemplary leadership, framed within a sacred-geographic setting.