Varaha Purana 149.60: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 60

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

पुष्प्यते सोऽथ तत्रापि सूर्ये चाभ्युदिते सति ॥ ये तत्र लभते पुष्पं मम मार्गानुसारिणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.60

Transliteration

puṣpyate so'tha tatrāpi sūrye cābhyudite sati || ye tatra labhate puṣpaṃ mama mārgānusāriṇaḥ ||

Translation

സൂര്യൻ ഉദിച്ചപ്പോൾ ആ (വൃക്ഷം) അവിടെയും പുഷ്പിക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ പുഷ്പം ലഭിക്കുന്നവർ—എന്റെ മാർഗ്ഗാനുസാരികൾ—(ആ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു).

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Word by Word

• puṣpyate: blooms
• puṣpyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puṣp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्मणि-प्रयोग (intransitive/passive sense: 'blooms')

• saḥ: he/that (tree)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्ध (particle: 'then/now')

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• sūrye: when the sun (is)
• sūrye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

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

• abhyudite: risen
• abhyudite: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-udita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sūrye)

• sati: when (it) is; while (it) is
• sati: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: as (धातु) → sat (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन (locative absolute), वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle: सत्), नपुंसक/पुं (contextual); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (locative absolute: 'when/while being')

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; (अर्थतः बहुवचन-विषयकः—ये… लभन्ते इति अपेक्षितम्; पाठभेद/सामान्य-एकवचन प्रयोग)

• puṣpam: a flower
• puṣpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mārgānusāriṇaḥ: followers of the path
• mārgānusāriṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक) + anusārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मार्गम् अनुसरन्ति इति)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines natural cyclicity (sunrise, blossoming) with tīrtha narrative, showing how environmental rhythms structure sacred-time descriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse continues the same locality (“there”), tied to the Aśoka tree mentioned immediately before.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text again foregrounds qualified participation—those aligned with the stated path are the recipients of the benefit.