Varaha Purana 129.24: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 24

Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel

Devanagari script

पूर्वं कमलपत्राक्षि गुडाकेशो महासुरः ॥ ताम्ररूपं समादाय ममैवाराधने रतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.24

Transliteration

pūrvaṃ kamalapatrākṣi guḍākeśo mahāsuraḥ || tāmra-rūpaṃ samādāya mamaivārādhane rataḥ ||

Translation

ഹേ കമലപത്രാക്ഷി, പൂർവ്വകാലത്ത് ഗുഡാകേശൻ എന്ന മഹാസുരൻ താമ്രരൂപം ധരിച്ചു എനിക്കു മാത്രമായുള്ള ആരാധനയിൽ ലീനനായിരുന്നു।

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Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — कालवाचक (adverb of time: formerly)

• कमलपत्राक्षि: O lotus-petal-eyed one
• कमलपत्राक्षि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कमल-पत्र-अक्षि (बहुव्रीहि: 'कमलपत्रसदृशे अक्षिणी यस्याः'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुडाकेशः: Guḍākeśa (name)
• गुडाकेशः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडाकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महासुरः: a great demon
• महासुरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महा-असुर (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्ररूपम्: copper-form
• ताम्ररूपम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: ताम्र-रूप (तत्पुरुष: 'ताम्रस्य रूपम्'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समादाय: having taken; having assumed
• समादाय: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal): 'having taken/assumed'

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (emphasis)

• आराधने: in worship
• आराधने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रतः: devoted; engaged
• रतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) — 'गुडाकेशः' विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Myth
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Hagiographic Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic theme where even antagonistic beings (asuras) perform austerity/worship, shaping narratives about the power and valuation of materials and forms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse focuses on a mythic actor and a material/form (tāmra-rūpa).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Devotion and disciplined practice (ārādhana) are depicted as potent, regardless of the practitioner’s category—presented descriptively within the narrative.