Varaha Purana 213.4: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 4

The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons

Devanagari script

सुखोपविष्टमेकाग्रं स्थिरचित्तं कृतिक्शणम् ॥ निवृत्तकार्यं मुदितं सूर्यवैश्वानरद्युतिम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 213.4

Transliteration

sukhopaviṣṭam ekāgraṃ sthiracittaṃ kṛtikṣaṇam || nivṛttakāryaṃ muditaṃ sūryavaiśvānara-dyutim

Translation

അവൻ സുഖമായി ഉപവിഷ്ടനായി, ഏകാഗ്രനും സ്ഥിരചിത്തനും, കൃതാർത്ഥദൃഷ്ടിയോടെ; കൃത്യങ്ങൾ പൂർത്തിയാക്കി, പ്രസന്നനും മോദിതനും, സൂര്യനും വൈശ്വാനരാഗ്നിയുംപോലെ ദീപ്തിമാനായി।

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Word by Word

• सुखोपविष्टम्: seated comfortably
• सुखोपविष्टम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-उपविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त (उप-विश् धातोः क्त ‘उपविष्ट’)

• एकाग्रम्: one-pointed (in attention)
• एकाग्रम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (एकम् अग्रं यस्य)

• स्थिरचित्तम्: steady-minded
• स्थिरचित्तम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर-चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतिक्शणम्: having completed the moment/rite (i.e., having done what was to be done)
• कृतिक्शणम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; कृदन्त (कृ धातोः क्त ‘कृत’)

• निवृत्तकार्यं: with tasks finished
• निवृत्तकार्यं: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवृत्त-कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त (नि-वृत् धातोः क्त ‘निवृत्त’)

• मुदितम्: joyful
• मुदितम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त (मुद् धातोः क्त ‘मुदित’)

• सूर्यवैश्वानरद्युतिम्: having the radiance of the sun and Vaiśvānara (fire)
• सूर्यवैश्वानरद्युतिम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-वैश्वानर-द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; द्युति = कान्तिः (splendour)

Speaker

Narrator (descriptive frame)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Poetics
• Meditative Disposition
• Classical Theology (neutral)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It presents an idealized teacherly composure—focus, steadiness, and completion of duties—common in Purāṇic pedagogy to legitimize the forthcoming instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific site is named here; the verse continues the cosmic setting introduced with Meru.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It implicitly valorizes mental steadiness and completion of responsibilities as prerequisites for transmitting and receiving knowledge.