Varaha Purana 95.63: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 63

The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power

Pūrva Bhāga · Phalaśruti (prosperity outcomes)

Devanagari script

जायन्ते पशवः पुत्रा धनं धान्यं वरस्त्रियः । रत्नान्यश्वा गजा भृत्या यानाश्चाशु भवन्त्युत । यस्येदं तिष्ठते गेहे तस्येदं जायते ध्रुवम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 95.63

Transliteration

jāyante paśavaḥ putrā dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ varastriyaḥ | ratnāny aśvā gajā bhṛtyā yānāś cāśu bhavanty uta | yasyedaṃ tiṣṭhate gehe tasyedaṃ jāyate dhruvam ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

घर में पैदा होते हैं गाय-बैल, बेटे, धन, अनाज, और अच्छी औरतें। मिलते हैं रत्न, घोड़े, हाथी, नौकर, और गाड़ियाँ भी जल्दी। जिसके घर में यह रहता है, उसको यह सब पक्का मिलता है।

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Word by Word

• jāyante: are born/arise
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: jan (धातु)

• paśavaḥ: cattle/animals
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)

• putrāḥ: sons
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)

• dhanam: wealth
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)

• dhānyam: grain
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)

• vara-striyaḥ: excellent wives/women
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘excellent women’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: vara + strī (प्रातिपदिक)

• ratnāni: jewels
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)

• aśvāḥ: horses
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक)

• gajāḥ: elephants
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक)

• bhṛtyāḥ: servants
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदik)

• yānāḥ: vehicles
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• āśu: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)

• bhavanti: come to be
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: bhū (धातु)

• uta: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Particle (निपात), additive/emphatic
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Root: uta (अव्यय)

• yasya: of whom/whose
• Type: Noun
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)

• idam: this (thing/text)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)

• tiṣṭhate: stands/remains
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: sthā (धातु)

• gehe: in (his) house
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)

• tasya: of him/for him
• Type: Noun
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदic)

• idam: this (result)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)

• jāyate: is born/arises
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: jan (धातु)

• dhruvam: certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया), indeclinable sense ‘certainly’
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• ratnāni aśvāḥ → ratnāny aśvā
• yānāḥ ca āśu → yānāś cāśu
• bhavanti uta → bhavanty uta
• yasya idam → yasyedam
• tasya idam → tasyedam

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Shringara rasaSetting: Domestic/sacral household

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Phala-śruti / dharma-of-householder

Subjects

Cultural HeritageSocial HistoryEthics

Core idea

Śraddhā in preserving sacred knowledge/objects within the household is portrayed as a generator of artha and social plenitude.

In practice

Maintain the prescribed sacred item/teaching (as given in the surrounding passage) in the home with reverence; integrate daily remembrance/recitation to align domestic life with dharma.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Household Economy
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The inventory of desired goods (grain, livestock, conveyances, servants) provides a window into socio-economic ideals reflected in Purāṇic household culture and manuscript patronage.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; it focuses on the domestic sphere and prosperity motifs rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes the household practice of preserving and honoring texts, framed as supporting stability and well-being.