Varaha Purana 217.7: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 7

Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue

Devanagari script

यशस्वी कीर्त्तिमान्भूत्वा वन्द्यते प्रेत्य चेह च ॥ श्रोतव्यमेतत्सततं चातुर्वर्ण्यैः सुसंयुतैः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 217.7

Transliteration

yaśasvī kīrtimān bhūtvā vandyate pretya ceha ca || śrotavyam etat satataṃ cāturvarṇyaiḥ susaṃyutaiḥ

Translation

യശസ്സും കീർത്തിയും പ്രാപിച്ച് മനുഷ്യൻ ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും വന്ദ്യനാകുന്നു. ചാതുർവർണ്യത്തിൽ സുസംയമമുള്ളവർ ഇത് സദാ ശ്രവിക്കേണ്ടതാണ്.

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Word by Word

• यशस्वी: glorious
• यशस्वी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक

• कीर्तिमान्: famed
• कीर्तिमान्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having become’

• वन्द्यते: is revered / is worshipped
• वन्द्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्रेत्य: after death
• प्रेत्य: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having departed (after death)’

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

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

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

• श्रोतव्यम्: should be heard
• श्रोतव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रोतव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सततम्: always, continually
• सततम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• चातुर्वर्ण्यैः: by the four varṇas
• चातुर्वर्ण्यैः: Karta (कर्ता; agent group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्वर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (चत्वारः वर्णाः यस्य/ये)

• सुसंयुतैः: well-disciplined / well-endowed
• सुसंयुतैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सं + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘well-endowed/fully disciplined’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ancient Social Categories
• Sanskrit Philology
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how Purāṇic texts link listening/recitation with social prestige and posthumous remembrance, reflecting norms of patronage, learning, and public honor in premodern South Asia.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name appears here; the verse is about the social reach of the teaching and its recommended audience.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regular listening to valued teachings is presented as a disciplined practice associated with personal reputation and social respect.