Varaha Purana 124.53: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 53

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Devanagari script

सर्वे सुरासुरा लोकाः सरुद्रेन्द्रपितामहाः ॥ क्वेष्टं निवासं कुर्वन्ति एकैकं च यशोधर ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 124.53

Transliteration

sarve surāsurā lokāḥ sarudrendrapitāmahāḥ || kveṣṭaṃ nivāsaṃ kurvanti ekaikaṃ ca yaśodhara ||

Translation

ഹേ യശോധര, രുദ്രന്മാരും ഇന്ദ്രന്മാരും പിതാമഹന്മാരും ഉൾപ്പെടെ ദേവാസുരലോകങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം—അവർ ഓരോരുത്തരും എവിടെയാണ് വാസസ്ഥാനം സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നത്?

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Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of lokāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• surāḥ: gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (in coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• asurāḥ: demons
• asurāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (in coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• lokāḥ: worlds/people
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• sa-rudra-indra-pitāmahāḥ: together with Rudras, Indras, and Pitāmahas (Brahmās)
• sa-rudra-indra-pitāmahāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of lokāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra + indra + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; samāsa: itaretara-dvandva (copulative) qualifying lokāḥ

• kva: where?
• kva: Sambandha/Prayojaka (contextual interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नाव्यय)

• iṣṭam: desired/pleasing
• iṣṭam: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of nivāsam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• nivāsam: dwelling/place of residence
• nivāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• kurvanti: they make/choose
• kurvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural), Parasmaipada

• eka-ekam: each one (individually)
• eka-ekam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; samāsa: karmadhāraya (reduplicative: ‘one by one/each singly’)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• yaśodhara: O Yaśodhara
• yaśodhara: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśodhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/संबोधन), Ekavacana

Speaker

Vasundharā (Pṛthivī) (questioning)

Tags

• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Ancient Geography
• Vaiṣṇava Narrative Frame

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It introduces a cosmological cataloging theme—mapping classes of beings to realms—common in Purāṇic world-building and mythic geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single terrestrial location is named; the question concerns cosmological “lokas” (realms) rather than a specific site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical rule; the verse functions as a cosmological inquiry inviting systematic explanation.