Varaha Purana 11.79: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 79

Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel

Devanagari script

सुशीलः सुखदः शम्भुः सुदान्तः सोम एव च । एते पञ्चदश प्रोक्ता नायका मणितोत्थिताः ॥ ११.८० ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 11.79

Transliteration

suśīlaḥ sukhadaḥ śambhuḥ sudāntaḥ soma eva ca | ete pañcadaśa proktā nāyakā maṇitotthitāḥ || 11.80 ||

Translation

“Suśīla, Sukhadā, Śambhu, Sudānta, dan Soma juga.” Kelima belas pemimpin ini dinyatakan telah bangkit daripada maṇi, yakni permata-permata.

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Word by Word

• सुशीलः: Suśīla (good-natured)
• सुशीलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (सु + शीलः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• सुखदः: Sukhada (giver of happiness)
• सुखदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुखं ददाति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (name)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• सुदान्तः: Sudānta (well-controlled)
• सुदान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-दान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (सु + दान्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• सोमः: Soma (name)
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

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

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पञ्चदश: fifteen
• पञ्चदश: Sankhya (संख्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च च दश च); संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनवत् प्रयोगः (fifteen)

• प्रोक्ताः: have been declared/mentioned
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (have been said)

• नायकाः: leaders; heroes
• नायकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; एतेषां विशेष्यः

• मणितोत्थिताः: arisen from the jewel
• मणितोत्थिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि-त उत्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (मणेः उत्थिताः = from the jewel arisen); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Studies
• Virtue Ethics
• Cultural Heritage Texts

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic catalog-style passage (nāmāvalī) that documents idealized names/qualities and a mythic origin claim, useful for textual comparison across Purāṇas and for studying how virtues are encoded as proper names.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a list of named figures and their stated origin.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds virtues associated with exemplary figures—good conduct (suśīla) and self-restraint (sudānta)—presented as culturally valued traits in leadership/ideal personhood rather than as prescriptive command.