Varaha Purana 36.4: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 4

Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation

Devanagari script

सुरश्मिर्भविता राजा शशकर्णो महाबलः । शुभदर्शनः पाञ्चालो भविष्यति नराधिपः ॥ ३६.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 36.4

Transliteration

suraśmir bhavitā rājā śaśakarṇo mahābalaḥ | śubhadarśanaḥ pāñcālo bhaviṣyati narādhipaḥ || 36.4 ||

Translation

‘സുരശ്മി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിലുള്ള രാജാവ് ഉണ്ടാകും; ‘ശശകർണ’ മഹാബലവാൻ ആയിരിക്കും; കൂടാതെ ശുഭദർശനനായ ‘പാഞ്ചാല’ മനുഷ്യരുടെ അധിപതിയാകും.

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Word by Word

• सुरश्मिः: Suraśmi (name)
• सुरश्मिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• भविता: will become/will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया/भविष्यद्भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (तृन्/तार्-प्रत्यय: भविष्यत्कर्तृवाचक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'one who will be'

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शशकर्णः: Śaśakarṇa (hare-eared; name)
• शशकर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शश + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शशस्य कर्णः) / नाम

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta (कर्ता/गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• शुभदर्शनः: pleasant to behold
• शुभदर्शनः: Karta (कर्ता/गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुभं दर्शनं यस्य)

• पाञ्चालः: Pāñcāla (king of Pañcāla)
• पाञ्चालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जनपद-नाम/विशेषणवत्

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नराधिपः: lord of men (king)
• नराधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Sanskrit Textual Heritage
• Indic Historiography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a Purāṇic catalogue-style passage that records or forecasts royal figures, reflecting how Purāṇas preserve cultural memory through genealogies and lists of rulers.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name is given in this verse; the term “Pāñcāla” can function as an ethnonym/royal designation associated with the broader Pāñcāla region in North India in other Sanskrit sources, but here it appears as a personal or dynastic identifier.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily functions as a record/forecast of rulers, indirectly emphasizing ideals of kingship (strength, auspicious appearance) used in Purāṇic political description.