Varaha Purana 6.4: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 4

The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता तस्य राज्ञो मतिः किल । निवृत्तराज्यभोगस्य द्वन्द्वस्यान्तमुपेयुषी ॥ ६.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 6.4

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā tasya rājño matiḥ kila | nivṛttarājyabhogasya dvandvasyāntam upeyuṣī || 6.4 ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ദീർഘകാലം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ആ രാജാവിന്റെ ബുദ്ധി രാജ്യഭോഗങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വിരക്തമായി, ലോകബന്ധനമായ ദ്വന്ദ്വങ്ങളുടെ അന്ത്യത്തിലേക്ക് എത്തി.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तर्य-बोधक (thereafter)

• कालेन: by time
• कालेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• महता: great, long
• महता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (कालेन-विशेषण)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• मतिः: mind, intention
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• किल: indeed, it is said
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; hearsay/emphasis)

• निवृत्तराज्यभोगस्य: of one who had withdrawn from enjoyment of kingship
• निवृत्तराज्यभोगस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्त + राज्य + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राज्यभोगात् निवृत्तः)

• द्वन्द्वस्य: of dualities (pairs of opposites)
• द्वन्द्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अन्तम्: end, cessation
• अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उपेयुषी: having reached/attained
• उपेयुषी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-सम्भव-पर्याय (Perfect participle/कृत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘उप-इ’ धातोः लिट्-भावार्थक-भूतकृदन्त (having reached)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Dharma and Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical motif: a ruler’s gradual shift from political enjoyment toward detachment, aligning kingship narratives with broader dharma and soteriological themes in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on an internal change in the king’s disposition rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the philosophical instruction of detachment: withdrawing from the pleasures of power and moving beyond dvandvas (pairs of opposites such as pleasure/pain), presented as a maturation of understanding over time.