Varaha Purana 19.9: Adhyaya 19, Shloka 9

The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin

Devanagari script

इह जन्मन्यसौ राजा प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते । तूष्णीं बभूव सोऽप्यग्निर्ब्रह्मदत्ताश्रयं ययौ ॥ १९.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 19.9

Transliteration

iha janmany asau rājā pretya svarge mahīyate | tūṣṇīṃ babhūva so 'py agnir brahmadattāśrayaṃ yayau || 19.9 ||

Translation

ഈ ജന്മത്തിൽ അവൻ രാജാവായിരുന്നു; മരണാനന്തരം സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ മഹിമപ്പെട്ടു. അഗ്നിയും മൗനമായി ബ്രഹ്മദത്തന്റെ ശരണത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।

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Word by Word

• इह: here, in this world
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• जन्मनि: in (this) birth
• जन्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• राजा: king
• राजा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to असौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रेत्य: having departed (after death)
• प्रेत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier of action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√i (धातु) + ल्यप् (Kṛdanta/absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive), ‘having gone/after departing (i.e., after death)’

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored / is glorified
• महीयते: क्रिया (Verb; passive—subject receives honor)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (धातु) (मह्) + यक् (passive)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūṣṇīm (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: silently)

• बभूव: became / was
• बभूव: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle; discourse function)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: also/even)

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मदत्ताश्रयम्: the refuge/shelter of Brahmadatta
• ब्रह्मदत्ताश्रयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmadatta + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आश्रय-शब्दः पुं; रूपं द्वितीया एकवचन), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ब्रह्मदत्तस्य आश्रयः

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Discourse
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: ethical conduct and narrative resolution are framed through posthumous reward (heavenly honor), reflecting the didactic use of kingship stories in Sanskrit literary culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it references 'svarga' (heaven) as a cosmological realm rather than a terrestrial location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the principle that actions within one's lifetime are linked to posthumous consequence (being 'honored in heaven'), while also depicting restraint or cessation of conflict through Agni's silence and withdrawal to refuge.