Varaha Purana 6.33: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

ततोऽहःकल्पनिर्वृत्ते रात्रिकल्पे च सत्तम । इदानीमादिसृष्टौ तु कृते नृपतिसत्तम ॥ ६.३३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 6.33

Transliteration

tato 'haḥkalpanirvṛtte rātrikalpe ca sattama | idānīm ādisṛṣṭau tu kṛte nṛpatisattama || 6.33 ||

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ເມື່ອວົງຈອນແຫ່ງວັນ (ໃນການເວລາຈັກກະວານ) ສິ້ນສຸດ ແລະວົງຈອນແຫ່ງຄືນກໍສິ້ນສຸດເຊັ່ນກັນ, ໂອ ຜູ້ດີຍິ່ງ. ບັດນີ້ໃນການສ້າງສັນແຕ່ເດີມ ອັນເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນຍຸກກຣິຕະ, ໂອ ກະສັດຜູ້ປະເສີດ—(ຈົ່ງຟັງ/ຈົ່ງພິຈາລະນາ).

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from that time')

• अहःकल्पनिर्वृत्ते: when the day-kalpa had ended
• अहःकल्पनिर्वृत्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहः (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्वृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+√वृत्/√वृत्त)
• Form: समासः (अहःकल्पस्य निर्वृत्ते); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (loc. sg.)

• रात्रिकल्पे: in the night-kalpa
• रात्रिकल्पे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रात्रेः कल्पः); पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (loc. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्तम: O best one
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative); 'श्रेष्ठ' अर्थे

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'now')

• आदिसृष्टौ: in the primordial creation
• आदिसृष्टौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आद्या सृष्टिः/आदिसृष्टिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (loc. sg.)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• कृते: when (it is) done / in the (time) made
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (loc. sg.); 'कृत' = 'made/occurred' (locative absolute sense)

• नृपतिसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपतिसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नृपतीनां सत्तमः); पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit attribution not present in fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Cosmology
• Classical Indian Time-Reckoning

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological model in which creation and dissolution are framed through recurring cosmic “day” and “night” cycles (kalpas), a key feature of early medieval Sanskrit encyclopedic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is temporal-cosmological (kalpa and yuga) rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is conceptual—situating events within cosmic time (kalpa) and the idealized primordial era (Kṛta Yuga) to frame the narrative’s authority and scope.