Varaha Purana 113.61: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 61

Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry

Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue

Devanagari script

उभे सन्ध्ये पठेत्स्तोत्रं माधवस्य महात्मनः ॥ स गच्छेद्विष्णुलोकं च नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 113.61

Transliteration

ubhe sandhye paṭhet stotraṃ mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ || sa gacched viṣṇulokaṃ ca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||

Translation

ຖ້າຜູ້ໃດສວດສະໂຕຕຣາສັນລະເສີນພຣະມາທະວະຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຫຍ່ ໃນສັນທະຍາທັງສອງ (ເຊົ້າແລະແລງ) ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະໄປສູ່ໂລກຂອງພຣະວິສນຸ; ໃນຂໍ້ນີ້ບໍ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງພິຈາລະນາອີກ.

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Word by Word

• ubhe: both
• ubhe: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Dvivacana (dual)

• sandhye: twilights (morning and evening)
• sandhye: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Dvivacana (dual)

• paṭhet: should recite
• paṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka-liṅga (neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• mādhavasya: of Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• mādhavasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (singular)

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled
• mahātmanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (singular); compound: mahā + ātman (great-souled) qualifying Mādhava

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

• gacchet: would go / should go
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• viṣṇu-lokam: Viṣṇu’s world
• viṣṇu-lokam: Karma (कर्म/Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: viṣṇoḥ lokaḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/particle)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (negation particle)

• atra: here / in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (adverb of place)

• kāryā: to be done / necessary
• kāryā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular); predicate adjective agreeing with vicāraṇā

• vicāraṇā: consideration / deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (singular)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Devotional Hymnology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the integration of sandhyā-time observances with Purāṇic hymn recitation, indicating how daily ritual schedules were linked to cosmological aspirations in Sanskrit textual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial geographic location is specified; the verse references Viṣṇuloka as a cosmological realm.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regularity and discipline in practice—reciting at both daily junctures—is presented as the key instruction.