Varaha Purana 149.40: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 40

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

वैखानसेषु लोकेषु मोदते नात्र संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम भक्तिपरायणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.40

Transliteration

vaikhānaseṣu lokeṣu modate nātra saṁśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Dia bersukacita dalam alam-alam Vaikhānasa—tiada keraguan. Kemudian di sini juga dia melepaskan prāṇa, kerana teguh berpegang pada bhakti kepada-Ku.

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Word by Word

• वैखानसेषु: in the Vaikhānasa worlds
• वैखानसेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैखानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकेषु)

• लोकेषु: in worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/प्रस्तावक अव्यय (then/now)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• मुञ्चते: releases/gives up
• मुञ्चते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; life
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भक्तिपरायणः: one devoted to (my) devotion
• भक्तिपरायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भक्तौ परायणः = devoted to devotion)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Studies
• Afterlife Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links a named cosmological category (Vaikhānasa worlds) with bhakti vocabulary, illustrating the blending of ritual geography, sectarian idiom, and afterlife models in Purāṇic redaction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit earthly toponym appears in this verse; it focuses on cosmological destinations and devotional status.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text foregrounds sustained devotional orientation (bhakti-parāyaṇa) as the decisive quality associated with auspicious outcomes.