Varaha Purana 6.41: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 41

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-Uddhāra and Royal Narrative Frame

Devanagari script

श्रीवराह उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजा विमानवरमास्थितः । परेण तेजसा योगमवापाशेषधारिणि ॥ ६.४१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 6.41

Transliteration

śrīvarāha uvāca | evam uktvā tato rājā vimāna-varam āsthitaḥ | pareṇa tejasā yogam avāpa aśeṣa-dhāriṇi || 6.41 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वराह भगवान ने कहा। बात करके बाद, राजा ने एक अच्छा विमान लिया। वो उसमें बैठ गया। फिर वो बड़ी चमक के साथ योग में मिल गया। यह सब धरती को उठा के रखता है।

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Word by Word

• śrīvarāhaḥ: Śrī-Varāha
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: śrī-varāha (प्रातिपदिक)

• uvāca: said
• Type: Verb
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Root: vac (धातु)

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• uktvā: having spoken
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indicating prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal adjunct)
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence (क्रमवाचक)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)

• rājā: the king
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)

• vimāna-varam: the excellent aerial car
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'excellent vimāna'
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)

• āsthitaḥ: having mounted/being seated
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used predicatively with rājā
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Root: ā-√sthā (स्था) (धातु) + kta (क्त)

• pareṇa: by supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṃ/Napuṃ (agreeing with tejasā), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)

• tejasā: by splendor/energy
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)

• yogam: yoga/union
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)

• avāpa: attained
• Type: Verb
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: ava-√āp (आप्) (धातु)

• aśeṣa-dhāriṇi: in/with the all-sustaining (power/state)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Saptamī (Locative/7th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'bearing all/without remainder'
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• śrīvarāha uvāca → śrīvarāhaḥ uvāca
• evamuktvā → evam uktvā
• vimānavaramāsthitaḥ → vimāna-varam āsthitaḥ
• yogamavāpa → yogam avāpa
• avāpāśeṣadhāriṇi → avāpa aśeṣa-dhāriṇi

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Transcosmic narrative space

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Receptive, steady, bearing-all; contemplative witness to the king’s yogic ascent.

What she asks

What is the nature of ‘supreme radiance’ (para-tejas) and yogic union attained after dharmic instruction and narrative completion?

The teaching

Path

Yoga/mokṣa

Subjects

CosmologyKingship and narrative frameYogic attainment

Core idea

Dharmic awakening and right instruction can culminate in yogic union with the supreme luminous principle (para-tejas).

In practice

Integrate dharma with contemplative practice (japa, dhyāna, śravaṇa) aiming at inner luminosity and detachment from merely worldly reward.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Direct address to Earth as ‘aśeṣa-dhāriṇī’ (bearer of all); narrative closure within Varāha–Bhū frame.

Symbolism of the boar

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif—royal transition or ascent (vimāna) paired with yogic attainment—useful for comparing how Purāṇas frame kingship, mobility, and spiritual power within epic-style storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is primarily a narrative transition describing ascent into a vimāna and attainment of yoga through supreme tejas.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse foregrounds a philosophical theme: disciplined attainment (yoga) is presented as achievable through elevated inner power (tejas), within a narrative of responsible authority (the king).