Varaha Purana 39.68: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 68

Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata–Dāna–Phala (Votive Observances and Their Results)

Devanagari script

इह लोके दरिद्रो यो भ्रष्टराज्योऽथ वा नृपः । उपोष्य तां विधानॆन स राजा जायते ध्रुवम् ॥ ३९.६८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 39.68

Transliteration

iha loke daridro yo bhraṣṭarājyō 'tha vā nṛpaḥ | upoṣya tāṁ vidhānena sa rājā jāyate dhruvam || 39.68 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

នៅក្នុងលោកនេះ មិនថាជាមនុស្សក្រីក្រ ឬជាស្តេចដែលបានធ្លាក់ចេញពីអធិបតេយ្យភាពក៏ដោយ បើបានអនុវត្តអុបោសថតាមវិធីដែលបានកំណត់ នោះគាត់ប្រាកដជាក្លាយជាស្តេចវិញ។

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Word by Word

• iha: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (देशवाचक)
• Role: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Root: iha (अव्यय)

• loke: in the world
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)

• daridraḥ: poor
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)

• yaḥ: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun (यत्)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• bhraṣṭa-rājyaḥ: one who has lost his kingdom
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; PPP (क्त) + noun; tatpuruṣa (भ्रष्टं राज्यं यस्य/भ्रष्ट-राज्यः) used adjectivally
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: bhraṣṭa (भ्रंश् धातु; क्त) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)

• atha: or else/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)
• Role: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: atha (अव्यय)

• vā: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)
• Role: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Root: vā (अव्यय)

• nṛpaḥ: king
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• upoṣya: having fasted
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having fasted’
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Root: upa-vas (उपवस् धातु)

• tām: that (observance/rite)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• vidhānena: by the prescribed method
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)

• saḥ: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)

• dhruvam: certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Root: dhruva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• bhraṣṭarājyō 'tha = bhraṣṭa-rājyaḥ + atha (visarga sandhi)
• upoṣya is gerund from upa-vas ‘to fast’

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

What she asks

Can the same observance uplift social fortune—restoring sovereignty even to the poor or a fallen king?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Karma-phala and social order

Subjects

EthicsRitual PracticeKingship and Social Order

Core idea

Ritual discipline aligned with dharma can transform worldly station; sovereignty is framed as a karmically conditioned fruit, not merely political chance.

In practice

For those seeking stability/leadership, combine ethical conduct with the prescribed vrata performed exactly per vidhi; treat power as responsibility grounded in dharma.

Dharma

Vrata

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic phalaśruti pattern where disciplined observance (vrata/fasting) is presented as a culturally authoritative means to restore social standing and political legitimacy, illustrating how ritual ethics and kingship ideology intersect in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed as a general statement about outcomes 'in this world' (iha loke).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds procedural discipline—observing an austerity/fast 'according to rule' (vidhānena)—as the key principle, emphasizing regulated practice and self-restraint as instruments of personal and social transformation.