Varaha Purana 48.25: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 25

The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla

Devanagari script

इह जन्मनि राजा असौ राज्यं कृत्वा इयाद् वनम् । यज्ञैश्च विविधैरिष्ट्वा परं निर्वाणमाप्तवान् ॥ ४८.२५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 48.25

Transliteration

iha janmani rājā ’sau rājyaṁ kṛtvā iyād vanam | yajñaiś ca vividhair iṣṭvā paraṁ nirvāṇam āptavān || 48.25 ||

Translation

इसी जनम में वो राजा बना। फिर राज्य छोड़ के वन चला गया। वहाँ बहुत सारे यज्ञ किए। और अंत में मुक्ति मिल गई।

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Word by Word

• iha: here/in this world
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• janmani: in (this) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• asau: that one/he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• rājyaṃ: kingdom/rule
• rājyaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having ruled/done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातu) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having done (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• iyāt: should go
• iyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु; एति)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yajñaiḥ: with sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying yajñaiḥ

• iṣṭvā: having performed (sacrifices)
• iṣṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा) (irregular gerund: इष्ट्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), having sacrificed/worshipped

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying nirvāṇam

• nirvāṇam: liberation/nirvāṇa
• nirvāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āptavān: attained
• āptavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत्)
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Dharmaśāstra Themes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-era ideal: a ruler completes worldly duties (governance and ritual patronage) and then turns toward renunciation, presenting a culturally influential model of life-stages and ethical governance.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is given in this verse; “vanam” indicates the archetypal ‘forest’ setting associated with withdrawal from courtly life rather than a uniquely identifiable geographic site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents an ethical trajectory from responsible worldly rule to disciplined withdrawal and spiritual pursuit, emphasizing that public duty and personal liberation are framed as sequential aims within an idealized life-course.